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    The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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    Mozart
    Mozart
    Mozart composed a song titled "Leck mich im Arsch", which translates to "Lick me in the arse".
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    The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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    The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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    Rocket Mail
    Rocket Mail
    In 1959, the USPS attempted to deliver mail via cruise missile and successfully shipped 3,000 pieces of mail from Virginia to Florida in 22 minutes.
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    No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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    In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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    In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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