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    The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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    In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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    The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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    The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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    In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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