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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If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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It is estimated that there is in excess of 3,000,000,000 bibles been sold throughout the world!
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The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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