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    In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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    The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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    Candle Clocks
    Candle Clocks
    Before clocks, there were candle clocks that when burned, indicated the passage of periods of time. To set an alarm, you pushed a nail into the desired point and the nail would fall and clank on the metal holder.
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    A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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    Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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    February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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    If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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    Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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