The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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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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The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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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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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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