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    5000-Year-Old Embrace
    5000-Year-Old Embrace
    In 2007, the 5000-year-old skeletal remains of two lovers embracing each other were found at Mantua.
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    In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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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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    During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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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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    The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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    There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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    In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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