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    The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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    The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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    Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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    At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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    During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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    The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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