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    During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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    Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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    No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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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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    The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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    In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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    The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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    The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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