Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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In 2011, a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, and subsequently sold it for $63,250.
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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 first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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