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    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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    Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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    Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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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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    Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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    The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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    The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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