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    Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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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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    Leonardo Da Vinci made a robotic lion in 1515 that would walk, sway, open its mouth and move its tail - it even had a compartment that opened to present flowers.
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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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    Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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    During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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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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    The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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