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    The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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    The Taj Mahal took 20 years and 20 thousand men to finish!
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    The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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    The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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    The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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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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    In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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