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    Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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    At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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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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    Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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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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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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    Candle Clocks
    Candle Clocks
    Before clocks, there were candle clocks that when burned, indicated the passage of periods of time. To set an alarm, you pushed a nail into the desired point and the nail would fall and clank on the metal holder.
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    In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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