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    A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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    In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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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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    In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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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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    During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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    Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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    In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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