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    The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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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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    If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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    When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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    Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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    Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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    The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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