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    The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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    Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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    Ching Shih
    Ching Shih
    Ching Shih, once a prostitute, became one of the most powerful pirates to have ever sailed. She commanded one of the most formidable pirate fleets in all of China during the early 1800s, with hundreds of ships under her command.
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    Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
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    The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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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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    Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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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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