The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
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Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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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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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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