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    A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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    Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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    585 BC Solar Eclipse
    585 BC Solar Eclipse
    In 585 BC, a solar eclipse occurred in the middle of a battle between the Lydians and the Medes. They promptly ceased fighting and signed a peace treaty.
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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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    Moustache Tea Cups
    Moustache Tea Cups
    In the Victorian era, they had special tea cups that protected your moustache from getting dunked in your tea.
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    The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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    The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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    Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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