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    Bourbon was created by a clergyman. Rev. Elijah Craig distilled whisky from maize, and named it after his home in Bourbon County, Kentucky.

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Asaph Hall discovered Deimos, one of the moons of planet Mars

On the 12th August, 1877, Asaph Hall discovered Deimos, the second largest moon of the planet Mars.

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