In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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