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    The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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    Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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    The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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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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    No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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    Winston Churchill's Letter of Apology for Escaping from Prison
    Before escaping prison, Winston Churchill left a letter of apology on his bed. The letter began: "I have the honour to inform you that as I do not consider that your Government have any right to detain me as a military prisoner, I have decided to escape from your custody."
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    Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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    Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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