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    Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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    Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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    In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
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    Chinese General With Only 100 Men Made An Army of 150,000 Retreat
    According to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Shu general Zhuge Liang had to defend a town with a mere 100 troops against an army of 150,000. He hid his men, flung open the gates, and sat on the walls playing a lute. The opposing general of Wei, Sima Yi, certain it was a trap, ordered a retreat.
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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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    Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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