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    In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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    If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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    There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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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 Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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    February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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    Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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    Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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