The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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In 1918, after the treaty of Versailles (end of WWI), the French Commander-in-chief said "This is not a peace. It is an Armistice for 20 years." 20 years and 65 days later, WWII happened.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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