The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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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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Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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