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    The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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    Rocket Mail
    Rocket Mail
    In 1959, the USPS attempted to deliver mail via cruise missile and successfully shipped 3,000 pieces of mail from Virginia to Florida in 22 minutes.
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    Mozart
    Mozart
    Mozart composed a song titled "Leck mich im Arsch", which translates to "Lick me in the arse".
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    Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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    Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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    In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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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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    Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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