In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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