India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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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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Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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