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    The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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    The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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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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    Moustache Tea Cups
    Moustache Tea Cups
    In the Victorian era, they had special tea cups that protected your moustache from getting dunked in your tea.
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    Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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    English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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    A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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    The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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