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    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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    Moustache Tea Cups
    Moustache Tea Cups
    In the Victorian era, they had special tea cups that protected your moustache from getting dunked in your tea.
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    Nobuo Fujita
    Nobuo Fujita
    The Japanese pilot who attacked a town in Oregon during WW2 returned years later to present his family's 400-year-old samurai sword to the city as a symbol of regret.
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    Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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    Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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    Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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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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    London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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