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    The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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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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    The Taj Mahal took 20 years and 20 thousand men to finish!
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    Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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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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    In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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    The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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    The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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