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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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    The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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    In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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    Candle Clocks
    Candle Clocks
    Before clocks, there were candle clocks that when burned, indicated the passage of periods of time. To set an alarm, you pushed a nail into the desired point and the nail would fall and clank on the metal holder.
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    The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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    Pirate Jean Lafitte Countered Governor's $500 Bounty for Him with a $5,000 Bounty for Governor
    When pirate Jean Lafitte saw the governor advertising a $500 reward for his capture, Lafitte offered $5,000 for the capture of the governor.
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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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