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    Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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    In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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    Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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    In 1976 an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50 pound rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.
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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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    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor, was left stranded on a deserted island in 1704, but survived for over 4 years, partly by using feral cats to protect him from ravenous rats that attacked during the night.
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    A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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    In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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