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    The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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    Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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    The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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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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    It is estimated that there is in excess of 3,000,000,000 bibles been sold throughout the world!
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