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    Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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    Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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    There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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    Ching Shih
    Ching Shih
    Ching Shih, once a prostitute, became one of the most powerful pirates to have ever sailed. She commanded one of the most formidable pirate fleets in all of China during the early 1800s, with hundreds of ships under her command.
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    Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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    In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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    The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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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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