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    Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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    Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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    During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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    Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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    The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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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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    The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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    English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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