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    Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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    Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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    Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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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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    The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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    To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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    Shortest War
    Shortest War
    The shortest war on record was fought between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
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    Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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