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    Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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    The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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    London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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    5000-Year-Old Embrace
    5000-Year-Old Embrace
    In 2007, the 5000-year-old skeletal remains of two lovers embracing each other were found at Mantua.
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    France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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    Tsar Bomba
    Tsar Bomba
    The largest nuclear bomb ever built, the Tsar Bomba, caused damage up to approximately 1,000km away.
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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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    Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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