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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 last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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    The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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    In 1542, French aristocrat Marguerite De La Rocque survived being marooned for 2 years alone on a remote island off the coast of Quebec.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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    Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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    The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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