The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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In the 1830s, a Greek prime minister tried to spread the potato in Greece but people weren't interested so he put armed guards in front of shipments of potatoes so people would think they were important. People then started stealing these potatoes so much that the crop spread to all of Greece.
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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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