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    The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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    Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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    Ching Shih
    Ching Shih
    Ching Shih, once a prostitute, became one of the most powerful pirates to have ever sailed. She commanded one of the most formidable pirate fleets in all of China during the early 1800s, with hundreds of ships under her command.
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    High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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    A WW2 observation pilot, bored of not being in combat, decided to strap 6 bazookas to his plane. He destroyed several enemy tanks and vehicles. His name was Lt. Col. Charles Carpenter, aka Bazooka Charlie / The Mad Major.
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    Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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    The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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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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