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    Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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    Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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    In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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    During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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    Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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    In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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