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    585 BC Solar Eclipse
    585 BC Solar Eclipse
    In 585 BC, a solar eclipse occurred in the middle of a battle between the Lydians and the Medes. They promptly ceased fighting and signed a peace treaty.
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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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    In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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    Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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    Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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    Lincoln and Darwin Birthday
    Lincoln and Darwin Birthday
    Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln were born on the same day.
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    The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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    The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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