Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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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 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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