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    Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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    The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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    Fire Hydrant Patent
    Fire Hydrant Patent
    No one really knows who invented the fire hydrant, because its patent was burned in a fire.
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    The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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    In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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    Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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    In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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