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    Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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    To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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    The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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    Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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    Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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    Nuclear Survivor
    Nuclear Survivor
    In 1945, a man survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, dragged himself to an air-raid shelter, spent the night, caught the morning train so he could arrive at his job on time - in Nagasaki - where he survived another atomic blast.
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    Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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    Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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