Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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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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In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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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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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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