In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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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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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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