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    There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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    Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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    5000-Year-Old Embrace
    5000-Year-Old Embrace
    In 2007, the 5000-year-old skeletal remains of two lovers embracing each other were found at Mantua.
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    Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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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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    Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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    Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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    The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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