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    Derinkuyu Underground City
    Derinkuyu Underground City
    In 1963, a man found a mysterious room behind a wall in his home that lead to a huge underground city that once housed up to 20,000 people, complete with schools, livestock pens, and food stores, dating back over a millennium.
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    In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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    The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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    There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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    India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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    Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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    Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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    Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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