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    The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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    During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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    In 1542, French aristocrat Marguerite De La Rocque survived being marooned for 2 years alone on a remote island off the coast of Quebec.
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    Japanese Holdout
    Japanese Holdout
    After World War 2 ended in 1945, a Japanese officer named Hiroo Onoda didn't surrender and continued the war for 29 years because he didn't know that Japan had surrendered and the war was over.
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    In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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    Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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    Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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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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