In the 1830s, a Greek prime minister tried to spread the potato in Greece but people weren't interested so he put armed guards in front of shipments of potatoes so people would think they were important. People then started stealing these potatoes so much that the crop spread to all of Greece.
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No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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