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    A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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    The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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    The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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    Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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    Rocket Mail
    Rocket Mail
    In 1959, the USPS attempted to deliver mail via cruise missile and successfully shipped 3,000 pieces of mail from Virginia to Florida in 22 minutes.
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    The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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    London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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