In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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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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Leonardo Da Vinci made a robotic lion in 1515 that would walk, sway, open its mouth and move its tail - it even had a compartment that opened to present flowers.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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