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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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    Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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    Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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    In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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    Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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    In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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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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    In 1918, after the treaty of Versailles (end of WWI), the French Commander-in-chief said "This is not a peace. It is an Armistice for 20 years." 20 years and 65 days later, WWII happened.
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