The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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In the 1830s, a Greek prime minister tried to spread the potato in Greece but people weren't interested so he put armed guards in front of shipments of potatoes so people would think they were important. People then started stealing these potatoes so much that the crop spread to all of Greece.
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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It is estimated that there is in excess of 3,000,000,000 bibles been sold throughout the world!
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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