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    Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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    Candle Clocks
    Candle Clocks
    Before clocks, there were candle clocks that when burned, indicated the passage of periods of time. To set an alarm, you pushed a nail into the desired point and the nail would fall and clank on the metal holder.
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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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    India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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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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    In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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    Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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    Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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