The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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The exact cause of death and burial site of Genghis Khan is unknown, because all of the 2000 funeral guests and 800 soldiers were killed in order to preserve the secret.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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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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If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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