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    An underwater forest off the coast of Alabama that is 50,000 years old was uncovered by Hurricane Katrina.
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    Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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    In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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    Bluetooth Name
    Bluetooth Name
    Bluetooth is named after the Danish King Harald "Bluetooth" who ate so many blueberries that his teeth stained blue. The wireless protocol is named after him because of his ability to unite warring Scandinavian factions, just as Bluetooth unites wireless devices. The Bluetooth logo is also a combination of the King's runic initials.
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    In 1846, a 14 year old French peasant girl named Angelique Cottin was found to possess extraordinary electrical power. With a gentle touch she could knock over heavy pieces of furniture and even shock people near her.
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    '⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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    Chunosuke Matsuyama, a Japanese Seaman, sent a message in a bottle in 1784 that his ship had wrecked. It washed up in 1935 in the village where he was born.
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    Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches were originally considered a delicacy, only enjoyed by those of the upper class.
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