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    Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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    The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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    At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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    Ancient Fart Battles
    Ancient Fart Battles
    There are scrolls from the Edo period of Japan that suggest fart battles took place. The drawings show men blasting farts at other men, women, and even a cat.
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    The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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    India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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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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