Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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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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There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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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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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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