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    Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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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 the 1830s, a Greek prime minister tried to spread the potato in Greece but people weren't interested so he put armed guards in front of shipments of potatoes so people would think they were important. People then started stealing these potatoes so much that the crop spread to all of Greece.
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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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    In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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    The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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    Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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    When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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