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    The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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    Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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    Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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    The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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    585 BC Solar Eclipse
    585 BC Solar Eclipse
    In 585 BC, a solar eclipse occurred in the middle of a battle between the Lydians and the Medes. They promptly ceased fighting and signed a peace treaty.
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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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    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor, was left stranded on a deserted island in 1704, but survived for over 4 years, partly by using feral cats to protect him from ravenous rats that attacked during the night.
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    In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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