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    In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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    The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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    Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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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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    Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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