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    "Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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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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    Derinkuyu Underground City
    Derinkuyu Underground City
    In 1963, a man found a mysterious room behind a wall in his home that lead to a huge underground city that once housed up to 20,000 people, complete with schools, livestock pens, and food stores, dating back over a millennium.
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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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    Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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    Shortest War
    Shortest War
    The shortest war on record was fought between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
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    In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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    The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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