Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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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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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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