30 years ago, you could buy a lifetime, unlimited first-class travel pass with American Airlines for $250,000.
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The New York Stock Exchange started as a coffee shop!
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Linen can absorb up to 20 times its weight in moisture before it feels damp!
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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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The majority of suicides occur on a Monday.
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Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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Chrysler built B-29's that bombed Japan, Mitsubishi built Zeros that tried to shoot them down. Both companies now build cars in a joint plant called Diamond Star.
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A new baby usually deprives each of it's parents around 350-400 hours of sleep in the first year. That is one entire nights sleep per week, per parent.
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