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    Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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    A monk had once written over a book that contained information about calculus that was written by Archimedes in ancient Greece that could have made us 100 or even 1000 years more mathematically and technologically advanced.
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    In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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    In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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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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    In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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    Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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    Fire Hydrant Patent
    Fire Hydrant Patent
    No one really knows who invented the fire hydrant, because its patent was burned in a fire.
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