The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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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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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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