Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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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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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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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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