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    London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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    Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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    In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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    Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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    In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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    Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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    Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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    Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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