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381. The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.Fact Comments
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523. In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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404. Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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766. Just before the US started bombing Baghdad, nearly $1 billion dollars was stolen from the Central Bank of Iraq and is now the largest bank robbery in history.
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547. The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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918. Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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10210. Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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9611. When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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5512. In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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