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    Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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    The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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    The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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    Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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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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    During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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    The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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