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    Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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    The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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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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    During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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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 Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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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 first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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