Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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