Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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