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    Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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    The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Ancient gladiators were mostly vegetarians whose diet consisted mainly of grains, beans, and dried fruit, washed down with a vinegar and plant ash tonic.
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    During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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    Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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    The Taj Mahal took 20 years and 20 thousand men to finish!
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    Fire Hydrant Patent
    Fire Hydrant Patent
    No one really knows who invented the fire hydrant, because its patent was burned in a fire.
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    At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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