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    Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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    A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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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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    The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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    The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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    The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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    Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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