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  • Useless Fact #430

    In 1943, the United States banned sliced bread to cut costs during wartime.

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  • Useless Fact #424

    A 4,000 year old piece of cake was found in an ancient Egyptian tomb.

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  • Useless Fact #419

    Uranus used to be named George

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  • Useless Fact #417

    The last letter added to the English alphabet was ‘J’, not ‘Z’

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  • Useless Fact #405

    A 16th century Turkish law gave any woman the right to divorce her husband if he didn’t provide her with an adequate amount of coffee.

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  • Useless Fact #400

    The iconic X’s on the side of moonshine containers indicated how many times it was distilled. Three X’s meant it was run through the still 3 times.

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  • Useless Fact #398

    The most successful pirate in history was Chinese prostitute named Ching Shih.

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  • Useless Fact #397

    Oxford University Is older than the Aztec Empire

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  • Useless Fact #396

    In 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt gave away the bride in Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt’s wedding.

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  • Useless Fact #394

    Benjamin Franklin only had two years of formal education. He was mostly self-educated.

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  • Useless Fact #387

    In 1893, a U.S. constitutional amendment was proposed that suggested the country be renamed "The United States of Earth."

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  • Useless Fact #386

    As far as we know, Vikings never wore horned helmets. This was the creation of 19th century theater.

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