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    February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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    Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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    Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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    The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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    English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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    When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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    Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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