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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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    In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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    In 2011, a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, and subsequently sold it for $63,250.
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    To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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    The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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    The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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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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    Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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