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ab itna bhi kiya dikhawa allama hone ka :snooty:

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In 1685, New France used playing cards as currency because of the shortage of coins.

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In 1693, the postage rate of a letter was determined by how much light went through the letter. The less the light went through the letter the more expensive the rate would be. This technique was referred to as candling

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In 1796, Napoleon was only 26 years old when he took command of the French Army of Italy.

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In 1917, Margaret Sanger was jailed for one month for establishing the first birth control clinic.

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so what. MBQ was 17, when he conquered Sindh

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In the spring of 1975, a baby in Detroit fell 14 stories and landed on Joseph Figlock, who was walking below. A few years later it happened again. Figlock and
both babies survived.

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In the summer of 1858, the smell of the sewage in the Thames River in London was so bad that the Members of Parliament had to leave from the chamber of the House of Commons. This was a result of two million people dumping all their sewage into the river.

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The first African-American to receive a Nobel Peace Prize was Ralph J. Bunche in 1950.

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Lyari Nadi

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The first hot air balloon flight traveled for 5.5 miles over Paris and lasted for 23 minutes.

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The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City.

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kia usko bhi Talebaan ne nishana banaya tha? :hmmm:

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How it moved to 1st May?

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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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ap pata kary n let me know also :chai:

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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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There was a time in Japan where a wife being left handed was a ground for divorce

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But you started this discussion and you should have to be ready for this question

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shadi se pehle pata nahin karwa sakte the :smack: