The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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