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    The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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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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    Tsar Bomba
    Tsar Bomba
    The largest nuclear bomb ever built, the Tsar Bomba, caused damage up to approximately 1,000km away.
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    Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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    585 BC Solar Eclipse
    585 BC Solar Eclipse
    In 585 BC, a solar eclipse occurred in the middle of a battle between the Lydians and the Medes. They promptly ceased fighting and signed a peace treaty.
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    The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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    The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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