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    The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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    Ancient Fart Battles
    Ancient Fart Battles
    There are scrolls from the Edo period of Japan that suggest fart battles took place. The drawings show men blasting farts at other men, women, and even a cat.
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    The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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    The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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    In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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    There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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    In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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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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