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    In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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    Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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    Roman Farting Edict
    Roman Farting Edict
    After hearing of a man who almost died from holding in farts whilst dining, Emperor Claudius is said to have proclaimed an edict that allowed Romans to fart at the dinner table.
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    The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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    France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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    Nuclear Survivor
    Nuclear Survivor
    In 1945, a man survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, dragged himself to an air-raid shelter, spent the night, caught the morning train so he could arrive at his job on time - in Nagasaki - where he survived another atomic blast.
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    Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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