Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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