In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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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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In 1542, French aristocrat Marguerite De La Rocque survived being marooned for 2 years alone on a remote island off the coast of Quebec.
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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