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    Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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    The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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    When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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    The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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    Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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    English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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    Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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