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    In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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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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    The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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    France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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    Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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    The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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    Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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    The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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