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    In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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    Rocket Mail
    Rocket Mail
    In 1959, the USPS attempted to deliver mail via cruise missile and successfully shipped 3,000 pieces of mail from Virginia to Florida in 22 minutes.
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    The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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    Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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    Lincoln and Darwin Birthday
    Lincoln and Darwin Birthday
    Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln were born on the same day.
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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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    The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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