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    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor, was left stranded on a deserted island in 1704, but survived for over 4 years, partly by using feral cats to protect him from ravenous rats that attacked during the night.
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    The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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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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    In 2011, a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, and subsequently sold it for $63,250.
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    In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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    India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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