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    The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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    Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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    Roman Farting Edict
    Roman Farting Edict
    After hearing of a man who almost died from holding in farts whilst dining, Emperor Claudius is said to have proclaimed an edict that allowed Romans to fart at the dinner table.
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    In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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    The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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    Nuclear Survivor
    Nuclear Survivor
    In 1945, a man survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, dragged himself to an air-raid shelter, spent the night, caught the morning train so he could arrive at his job on time - in Nagasaki - where he survived another atomic blast.
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    The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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    Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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