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    The exact cause of death and burial site of Genghis Khan is unknown, because all of the 2000 funeral guests and 800 soldiers were killed in order to preserve the secret.
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    Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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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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    The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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    The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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    Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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    Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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    In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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