Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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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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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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