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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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    "Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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    The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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    Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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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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    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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    Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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    Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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