Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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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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Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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