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    Tsar Bomba
    Tsar Bomba
    The largest nuclear bomb ever built, the Tsar Bomba, caused damage up to approximately 1,000km away.
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    In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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    In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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    The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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    The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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    The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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    The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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