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    Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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    A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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    English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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    Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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    The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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    There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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