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    Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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    The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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    Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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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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    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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    Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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    If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor, was left stranded on a deserted island in 1704, but survived for over 4 years, partly by using feral cats to protect him from ravenous rats that attacked during the night.
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