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    In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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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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    In 1542, French aristocrat Marguerite De La Rocque survived being marooned for 2 years alone on a remote island off the coast of Quebec.
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    The Taj Mahal took 20 years and 20 thousand men to finish!
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    Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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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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    Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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    The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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