Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of pictures and remained remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the most important street photographers ever.
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Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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