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    The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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    Rocket Mail
    Rocket Mail
    In 1959, the USPS attempted to deliver mail via cruise missile and successfully shipped 3,000 pieces of mail from Virginia to Florida in 22 minutes.
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    In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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    In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
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    The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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    In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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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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    Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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