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    The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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    The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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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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    In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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    Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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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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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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