The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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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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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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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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