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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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    Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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    The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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    No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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    Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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    Mozart
    Mozart
    Mozart composed a song titled "Leck mich im Arsch", which translates to "Lick me in the arse".
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    The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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    The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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