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    The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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    In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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    Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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    In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
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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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    Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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    In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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    Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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