The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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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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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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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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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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