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    In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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    In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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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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    There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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    Nuclear Survivor
    Nuclear Survivor
    In 1945, a man survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, dragged himself to an air-raid shelter, spent the night, caught the morning train so he could arrive at his job on time - in Nagasaki - where he survived another atomic blast.
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    Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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    The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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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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