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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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    The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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    In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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    Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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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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    Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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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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    "Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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