Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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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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There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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