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    The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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    Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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    A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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    In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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    Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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