Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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