The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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