Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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A WW2 observation pilot, bored of not being in combat, decided to strap 6 bazookas to his plane. He destroyed several enemy tanks and vehicles. His name was Lt. Col. Charles Carpenter, aka Bazooka Charlie / The Mad Major.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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