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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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    Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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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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    The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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    Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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    Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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    The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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