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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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    During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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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 first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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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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    Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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    Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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