Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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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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Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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