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    A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of pictures and remained remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the most important street photographers ever.
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    In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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    Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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    Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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    The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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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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    In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
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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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