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    The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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    The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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    Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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    The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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    The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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    If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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