A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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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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The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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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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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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