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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The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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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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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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In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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