Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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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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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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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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In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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