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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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    Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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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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    In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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    Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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    Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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    The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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