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    The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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    London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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    Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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    A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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    Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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    The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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