The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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