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    In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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    The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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    "Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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    Shortest War
    Shortest War
    The shortest war on record was fought between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
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    Ancient Fart Battles
    Ancient Fart Battles
    There are scrolls from the Edo period of Japan that suggest fart battles took place. The drawings show men blasting farts at other men, women, and even a cat.
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    After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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    Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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    Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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