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    Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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    Fire Hydrant Patent
    Fire Hydrant Patent
    No one really knows who invented the fire hydrant, because its patent was burned in a fire.
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    Derinkuyu Underground City
    Derinkuyu Underground City
    In 1963, a man found a mysterious room behind a wall in his home that lead to a huge underground city that once housed up to 20,000 people, complete with schools, livestock pens, and food stores, dating back over a millennium.
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    In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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    Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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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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