Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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In 1542, French aristocrat Marguerite De La Rocque survived being marooned for 2 years alone on a remote island off the coast of Quebec.
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Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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