Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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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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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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