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    In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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    Winston Churchill's Letter of Apology for Escaping from Prison
    Before escaping prison, Winston Churchill left a letter of apology on his bed. The letter began: "I have the honour to inform you that as I do not consider that your Government have any right to detain me as a military prisoner, I have decided to escape from your custody."
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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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    Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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    The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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    There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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    Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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    India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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