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    Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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    Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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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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    Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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    The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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    Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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    Candle Clocks
    Candle Clocks
    Before clocks, there were candle clocks that when burned, indicated the passage of periods of time. To set an alarm, you pushed a nail into the desired point and the nail would fall and clank on the metal holder.
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    The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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