In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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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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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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