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    In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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    Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
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    A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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    Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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    The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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    Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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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 exact cause of death and burial site of Genghis Khan is unknown, because all of the 2000 funeral guests and 800 soldiers were killed in order to preserve the secret.
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