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    At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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    Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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    Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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    Chinese General With Only 100 Men Made An Army of 150,000 Retreat
    According to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Shu general Zhuge Liang had to defend a town with a mere 100 troops against an army of 150,000. He hid his men, flung open the gates, and sat on the walls playing a lute. The opposing general of Wei, Sima Yi, certain it was a trap, ordered a retreat.
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    Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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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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    Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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    The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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