Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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In 1542, French aristocrat Marguerite De La Rocque survived being marooned for 2 years alone on a remote island off the coast of Quebec.
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In 2011, a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, and subsequently sold it for $63,250.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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