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    Candle Clocks
    Candle Clocks
    Before clocks, there were candle clocks that when burned, indicated the passage of periods of time. To set an alarm, you pushed a nail into the desired point and the nail would fall and clank on the metal holder.
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    There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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    The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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    In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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    The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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    In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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