Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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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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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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