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    Early firemen first managed their breathing by dipping their beards in water and then holding it between their teeth.

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Pall Mall became the first street to be lit with gas lighting

On the 28th January, 1807, Pall Mall in Westminster, London, became the first street to be lit with gas lighting.

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