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    The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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    Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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    The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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    Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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    Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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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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