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    Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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    The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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    Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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    Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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    The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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    English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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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 telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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