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    In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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    Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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    Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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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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    During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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    Rocket Mail
    Rocket Mail
    In 1959, the USPS attempted to deliver mail via cruise missile and successfully shipped 3,000 pieces of mail from Virginia to Florida in 22 minutes.
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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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    During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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