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    585 BC Solar Eclipse
    585 BC Solar Eclipse
    In 585 BC, a solar eclipse occurred in the middle of a battle between the Lydians and the Medes. They promptly ceased fighting and signed a peace treaty.
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    During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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    During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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    Ching Shih
    Ching Shih
    Ching Shih, once a prostitute, became one of the most powerful pirates to have ever sailed. She commanded one of the most formidable pirate fleets in all of China during the early 1800s, with hundreds of ships under her command.
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    The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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    Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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    The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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    The Taj Mahal took 20 years and 20 thousand men to finish!
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