Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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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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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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The native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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