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    It is estimated that there is in excess of 3,000,000,000 bibles been sold throughout the world!
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    The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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    In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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    Rocket Mail
    Rocket Mail
    In 1959, the USPS attempted to deliver mail via cruise missile and successfully shipped 3,000 pieces of mail from Virginia to Florida in 22 minutes.
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    The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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    The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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    London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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    The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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