The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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