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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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    Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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    At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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    The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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    Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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    The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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    Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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