The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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