All of the Peking ducks in the United States are descendents from three ducks and one drake imported to Long Island, New York in 1873.

In the early days of the telephone, operators would pick up a call and use the phrase, "Well, are you there?". It wasn't until 1895 that someone suggested answering the phone with the phrase "number please?".

There are 1,792 steps in the Eiffel Tower.

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