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    Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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    A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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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 Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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    There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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    The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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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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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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