Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of pictures and remained remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the most important street photographers ever.
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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