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    The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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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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    Lincoln and Darwin Birthday
    Lincoln and Darwin Birthday
    Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln were born on the same day.
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    Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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    The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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    A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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    "Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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    Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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