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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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    Fire Hydrant Patent
    Fire Hydrant Patent
    No one really knows who invented the fire hydrant, because its patent was burned in a fire.
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    Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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    During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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    Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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    Voltaire's Last Words
    Voltaire's Last Words
    When Voltaire was asked to renounce Satan on his deathbed, his last words were: "This is no time for making new enemies."
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    Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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    The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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