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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 great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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    Fire Hydrant Patent
    Fire Hydrant Patent
    No one really knows who invented the fire hydrant, because its patent was burned in a fire.
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    Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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    A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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    Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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    The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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    The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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