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    No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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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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    Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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    English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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    Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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    In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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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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    Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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