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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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    The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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    Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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    When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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    The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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    Mozart
    Mozart
    Mozart composed a song titled "Leck mich im Arsch", which translates to "Lick me in the arse".
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    The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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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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