The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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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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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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