After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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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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