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    The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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    A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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    Moustache Tea Cups
    Moustache Tea Cups
    In the Victorian era, they had special tea cups that protected your moustache from getting dunked in your tea.
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    Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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    Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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    At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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    Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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    The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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