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    Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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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 semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    Moustache Tea Cups
    Moustache Tea Cups
    In the Victorian era, they had special tea cups that protected your moustache from getting dunked in your tea.
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    The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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    The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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    In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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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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