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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Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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