A monk had once written over a book that contained information about calculus that was written by Archimedes in ancient Greece that could have made us 100 or even 1000 years more mathematically and technologically advanced.
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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 last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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