Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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