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    The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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    In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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    Nuclear Survivor
    Nuclear Survivor
    In 1945, a man survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, dragged himself to an air-raid shelter, spent the night, caught the morning train so he could arrive at his job on time - in Nagasaki - where he survived another atomic blast.
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    The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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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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    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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    The Taj Mahal took 20 years and 20 thousand men to finish!
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