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    France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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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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    At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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    The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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    The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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    The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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    In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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    In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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