The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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