During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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