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    Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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    Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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    The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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    There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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    Rocket Mail
    Rocket Mail
    In 1959, the USPS attempted to deliver mail via cruise missile and successfully shipped 3,000 pieces of mail from Virginia to Florida in 22 minutes.
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    The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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    The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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    Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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