English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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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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It is estimated that there is in excess of 3,000,000,000 bibles been sold throughout the world!
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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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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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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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