In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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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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There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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