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    The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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    Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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    There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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    Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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    Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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    Fire Hydrant Patent
    Fire Hydrant Patent
    No one really knows who invented the fire hydrant, because its patent was burned in a fire.
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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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    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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