In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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