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    India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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    The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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    London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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    To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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    Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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    The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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