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    In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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    In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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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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    In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
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    Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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    "Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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    The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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    It is estimated that there is in excess of 3,000,000,000 bibles been sold throughout the world!
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