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    Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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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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    Fire Hydrant Patent
    Fire Hydrant Patent
    No one really knows who invented the fire hydrant, because its patent was burned in a fire.
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    During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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    A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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    In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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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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