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• ... that the the Thirty Years War lasted Thirty years (1618-1648).
• ... that Chinese gooseberries are from New Zealand.
• ... that the tin cannister, or can, was invented in 1810 and the can opener was invented in 1858.
• ... that Julius Caesar was known as a great swimmer.

• General Motors says goodbye to Pontiac, Hummer, Saturn, and Saab 1
• Segway and General Motors launch joint venture 2
• Somali Pirates Drown With Share of $3M Ransom 3
• Man riding a moped gets sleepy, decides to have a nap. In the middle of the road. 4
• Impatient man makes a bomb threat at hospital in Florida. 5
• Teenager changes name to Captain Fantastic. 6
• Google buys a fighter jet. 7
• Henry Earl is arrested for the 1333rd time. 8

• 1753 - Feb. 17 is followed by Mar. 1 as Sweden moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.
• 1867 - The first ship passes through the Suez Canal.
• 1933 - The magazine Newsweek is published for the first time.
• 1996 - World champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match.