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    Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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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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    Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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    Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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    The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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    Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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    Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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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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