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    A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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    English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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    The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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    Pirate Jean Lafitte Countered Governor's $500 Bounty for Him with a $5,000 Bounty for Governor
    When pirate Jean Lafitte saw the governor advertising a $500 reward for his capture, Lafitte offered $5,000 for the capture of the governor.
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    To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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    When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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    A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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