The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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