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    The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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    Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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    In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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    The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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    Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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    Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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    A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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