The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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