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    There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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    The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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    Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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    There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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    Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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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 Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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    In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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