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    In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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    When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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    London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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    Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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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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    Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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    The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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    Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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