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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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    The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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    In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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    The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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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 could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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    The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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    At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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