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    Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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    When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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    In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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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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    In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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    There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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    Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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