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    Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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    Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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    Moustache Tea Cups
    Moustache Tea Cups
    In the Victorian era, they had special tea cups that protected your moustache from getting dunked in your tea.
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    Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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    In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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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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    Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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    The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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