Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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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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