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    In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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    After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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    Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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    When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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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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    At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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    There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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