Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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In 1918, after the treaty of Versailles (end of WWI), the French Commander-in-chief said "This is not a peace. It is an Armistice for 20 years." 20 years and 65 days later, WWII happened.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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