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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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    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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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    Lincoln and Darwin Birthday
    Lincoln and Darwin Birthday
    Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln were born on the same day.
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    The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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    "Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Ancient gladiators were mostly vegetarians whose diet consisted mainly of grains, beans, and dried fruit, washed down with a vinegar and plant ash tonic.
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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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