Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
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Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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