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    To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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    The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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    A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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    Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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    At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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    Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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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 last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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