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    Rocket Mail
    Rocket Mail
    In 1959, the USPS attempted to deliver mail via cruise missile and successfully shipped 3,000 pieces of mail from Virginia to Florida in 22 minutes.
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    In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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    In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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    The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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    During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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    The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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    Derinkuyu Underground City
    Derinkuyu Underground City
    In 1963, a man found a mysterious room behind a wall in his home that lead to a huge underground city that once housed up to 20,000 people, complete with schools, livestock pens, and food stores, dating back over a millennium.
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    Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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