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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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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