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    The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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    Rocket Mail
    Rocket Mail
    In 1959, the USPS attempted to deliver mail via cruise missile and successfully shipped 3,000 pieces of mail from Virginia to Florida in 22 minutes.
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    In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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    No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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    Moustache Tea Cups
    Moustache Tea Cups
    In the Victorian era, they had special tea cups that protected your moustache from getting dunked in your tea.
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    Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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    When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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    Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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