Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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