The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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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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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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