Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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It is estimated that there is in excess of 3,000,000,000 bibles been sold throughout the world!
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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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