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    English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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    Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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    During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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    In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
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    The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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    Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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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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