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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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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