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    During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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    Nobuo Fujita
    Nobuo Fujita
    The Japanese pilot who attacked a town in Oregon during WW2 returned years later to present his family's 400-year-old samurai sword to the city as a symbol of regret.
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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 ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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    There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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    At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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    The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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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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