The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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