The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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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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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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