The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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