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    Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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    Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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    The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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    Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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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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    The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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    Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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