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    Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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    Winston Churchill's Letter of Apology for Escaping from Prison
    Before escaping prison, Winston Churchill left a letter of apology on his bed. The letter began: "I have the honour to inform you that as I do not consider that your Government have any right to detain me as a military prisoner, I have decided to escape from your custody."
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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 first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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    The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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    The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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    In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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    When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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