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    Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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    Rocket Mail
    Rocket Mail
    In 1959, the USPS attempted to deliver mail via cruise missile and successfully shipped 3,000 pieces of mail from Virginia to Florida in 22 minutes.
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    Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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    In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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    Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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    The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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    Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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