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    Capt. Robert Campbell
    Capt. Robert Campbell
    Capt. Robert Campbell, a British officer captured during World War I, was granted leave to visit his dying mother on one condition - that he return to captivity. He kept his word and returned, only to try escaping as soon as he returned.
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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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    Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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    The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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    The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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    The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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