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    The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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    Ching Shih
    Ching Shih
    Ching Shih, once a prostitute, became one of the most powerful pirates to have ever sailed. She commanded one of the most formidable pirate fleets in all of China during the early 1800s, with hundreds of ships under her command.
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    The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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    Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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    5000-Year-Old Embrace
    5000-Year-Old Embrace
    In 2007, the 5000-year-old skeletal remains of two lovers embracing each other were found at Mantua.
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    The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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    The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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    Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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