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    No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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    Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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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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    The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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    The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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    Derinkuyu Underground City
    Derinkuyu Underground City
    In 1963, a man found a mysterious room behind a wall in his home that lead to a huge underground city that once housed up to 20,000 people, complete with schools, livestock pens, and food stores, dating back over a millennium.
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    In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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    Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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