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    During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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    Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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    In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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    Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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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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    Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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    Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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    Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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