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    Shortest War
    Shortest War
    The shortest war on record was fought between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
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    Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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    The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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    If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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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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    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 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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    Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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