The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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