Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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