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Comment On This Amusing Fact - The destruction of the Berlin Wall began when private citizens began to demolish entire sections of the Wall without interference from government officials on November 9, 1989.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - The first hot air balloon flight traveled for 5.5 miles over Paris and lasted for 23 minutes.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - The first museum in Moscow that was set up in 1791 was the Natural History Laboratory at Moscow University. This later was changed to the Zoological Museum.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - The Ice Man, found in the Italian Alps, is now thought to have been murdered. Scientists have just found an arrowhead stuck in the man's back. He is now known as the oldest murder victim on record.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - The Nobel Peace prize was first awarded in 1901 to Jean Henry Dunant, who was the founder of the Swiss Red Cross.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - The oldest working Post Office in the world is located in the village of Sanquer, located in the Scottish Lowlands. It has been operating since 1712.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - The only South East Asian country that has never been colonized by a Western Power is Thailand.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - The postage rate for a letter in 1693 was determined through how much light could pass through the letter. The postage rate would be more expensive if less light went through, and this process was called candling.
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