Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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In 2011, a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, and subsequently sold it for $63,250.
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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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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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In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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