In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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