During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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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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Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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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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In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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