The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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