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    Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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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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    Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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    Winston Churchill's Letter of Apology for Escaping from Prison
    Before escaping prison, Winston Churchill left a letter of apology on his bed. The letter began: "I have the honour to inform you that as I do not consider that your Government have any right to detain me as a military prisoner, I have decided to escape from your custody."
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    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Ancient gladiators were mostly vegetarians whose diet consisted mainly of grains, beans, and dried fruit, washed down with a vinegar and plant ash tonic.
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    During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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    The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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    The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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