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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There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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The Taj Mahal took 20 years and 20 thousand men to finish!
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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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At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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