The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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