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    The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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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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    Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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    Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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    Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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