When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone back in 1876, only six phones were sold in the first month.
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the planet saturn would float if you put it in water because its density is so low tou would need an extremely large glass of water to put this into theory, but believe me it would, its a fact
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The saying where your heart on yous sleeves, comes fron england when knights would joust they were there love ones heart on there sleeve
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Let me try again! Old english knights would have there loved ones name written on there sleeve
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In 200 BC, when the Greek city of Sparta was at the height of its power there were 20 slaves for every citizen.
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There are weird similarities between Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy.
Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
Both were shot in the back of the head in the presence of their wives.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808. Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
Lincoln was shot in the Ford Theatre. Kennedy was shot in a Lincoln, made by Ford.
Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse. Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater.
Booth and Oswald were both assassinated before their trials.
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That is brilliantly strange, and both were very good were’nt they, kennedy during the cold war, and lincoln and slavery, both made iconic speeches
A pregnant goldfish is called a "twit"
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At one time iron was considered more valuable than gold. Iron daggers were among the Crown Jewels buried with King Tut. The ancient Egyptians called it “black gold from heaven” in reference to its meteoric origins.
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What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.
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