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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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    In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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    In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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    The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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    The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Ancient gladiators were mostly vegetarians whose diet consisted mainly of grains, beans, and dried fruit, washed down with a vinegar and plant ash tonic.
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    Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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    India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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