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    In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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    Ancient Fart Battles
    Ancient Fart Battles
    There are scrolls from the Edo period of Japan that suggest fart battles took place. The drawings show men blasting farts at other men, women, and even a cat.
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    Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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    There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Ancient gladiators were mostly vegetarians whose diet consisted mainly of grains, beans, and dried fruit, washed down with a vinegar and plant ash tonic.
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    A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    In 2011, a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, and subsequently sold it for $63,250.
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