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Lebanon is the only country in the Middle East that
does not have a desert.

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The actor who portrayed the "Marlboro Man" for the
world's best-selling cigarette died of lung cancer.

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The ridges on the U.S. dollar, half dollar, quarter and
dime is called 'reeding.'

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"Header" is an expression that arose in the 1800s when
riders of high-wheel bicycles frequently sustained head
injuries. The rider was perched nearly 6 feet about the
ground with no safety equipment.

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By 1973, Thomas Jefferson, an inventor, and his cabinet
were so overwhelmed with patent applications that the
duty was handed off to a state department clerk. In 1802,
the U.S. Patent Office was finally established.

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Traffic lights with red and green gas lights were first
introduced in London in 1868. Unfortunately, they exploded
and killed a policeman. The first successful system was
installed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1914.
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