The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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