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    Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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    In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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    Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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    The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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    Rocket Mail
    Rocket Mail
    In 1959, the USPS attempted to deliver mail via cruise missile and successfully shipped 3,000 pieces of mail from Virginia to Florida in 22 minutes.
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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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    In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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    During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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