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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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    The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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    The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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    Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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    A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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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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    Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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    In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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