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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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    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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    If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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    Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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    In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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    Fire Hydrant Patent
    Fire Hydrant Patent
    No one really knows who invented the fire hydrant, because its patent was burned in a fire.
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    The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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    To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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