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    Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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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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    The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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    Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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    Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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