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 * ... that the Lagan Canal (pictured) was once one of the most successful canals in Ireland but closed in the 1950s after succumbing to competition from road and rail transport?
 * ... that in response to the Norwegian butter crisis, Danish people have donated thousands of packs to butter-starved Norwegians?
 * ... that Natchez Indians attacked French colonists in Louisiana in 1729, killing over 240 people?

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