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    There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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    The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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    The exact cause of death and burial site of Genghis Khan is unknown, because all of the 2000 funeral guests and 800 soldiers were killed in order to preserve the secret.
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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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    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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    In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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    The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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