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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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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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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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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