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    Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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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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    Candle Clocks
    Candle Clocks
    Before clocks, there were candle clocks that when burned, indicated the passage of periods of time. To set an alarm, you pushed a nail into the desired point and the nail would fall and clank on the metal holder.
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    In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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    Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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    When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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    In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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    Ching Shih
    Ching Shih
    Ching Shih, once a prostitute, became one of the most powerful pirates to have ever sailed. She commanded one of the most formidable pirate fleets in all of China during the early 1800s, with hundreds of ships under her command.
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