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    The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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    In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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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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    During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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    The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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    Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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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 the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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