There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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During WW2, captured German officers were sent to Britain as POWs and lived in luxury in Trent Park. This was done to make them feel relaxed. However, they were being listened to by 100 ‘listeners’. They revealed secrets about the holocaust, events in Berlin, Hitler's madness and V2 rocket bases.
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