The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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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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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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