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    Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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    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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    February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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    Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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    Candle Clocks
    Candle Clocks
    Before clocks, there were candle clocks that when burned, indicated the passage of periods of time. To set an alarm, you pushed a nail into the desired point and the nail would fall and clank on the metal holder.
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    There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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    The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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    Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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