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 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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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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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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