London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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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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