The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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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 first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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