Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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