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    No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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    Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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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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    The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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    In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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    During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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    Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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    Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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