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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 exact cause of death and burial site of Genghis Khan is unknown, because all of the 2000 funeral guests and 800 soldiers were killed in order to preserve the secret.
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    To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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    High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor, was left stranded on a deserted island in 1704, but survived for over 4 years, partly by using feral cats to protect him from ravenous rats that attacked during the night.
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    Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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    The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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    Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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