In 1918, after the treaty of Versailles (end of WWI), the French Commander-in-chief said "This is not a peace. It is an Armistice for 20 years." 20 years and 65 days later, WWII happened.
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Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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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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Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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