The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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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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In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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