Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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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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During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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