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    Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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    In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
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    In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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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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    Japanese Holdout
    Japanese Holdout
    After World War 2 ended in 1945, a Japanese officer named Hiroo Onoda didn't surrender and continued the war for 29 years because he didn't know that Japan had surrendered and the war was over.
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    Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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    Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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    The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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