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    English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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    The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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    Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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    Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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    There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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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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    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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    In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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