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    The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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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 Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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    No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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    Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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    The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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    February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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    Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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