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    During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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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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    Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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    To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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    At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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    Candle Clocks
    Candle Clocks
    Before clocks, there were candle clocks that when burned, indicated the passage of periods of time. To set an alarm, you pushed a nail into the desired point and the nail would fall and clank on the metal holder.
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    In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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    Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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