Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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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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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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Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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