Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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