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    The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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    It is estimated that there is in excess of 3,000,000,000 bibles been sold throughout the world!
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    A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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    Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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    Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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    Pirate Jean Lafitte Countered Governor's $500 Bounty for Him with a $5,000 Bounty for Governor
    When pirate Jean Lafitte saw the governor advertising a $500 reward for his capture, Lafitte offered $5,000 for the capture of the governor.
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    The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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    There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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