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    The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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    In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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    Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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    During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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    Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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    Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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