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    The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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    Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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    The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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    At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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    Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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    A WW2 observation pilot, bored of not being in combat, decided to strap 6 bazookas to his plane. He destroyed several enemy tanks and vehicles. His name was Lt. Col. Charles Carpenter, aka Bazooka Charlie / The Mad Major.
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    Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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