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    Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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    After World War 2 ended in 1945, a Japanese officer named Hiroo Onoda didn't surrender and continued the war for 29 years because he didn't know that Japan had surrendered and the war was over.
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    In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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    In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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    Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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    The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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    Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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    The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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