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    In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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    Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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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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    High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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    The native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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    In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
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    Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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    Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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