During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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In 1542, French aristocrat Marguerite De La Rocque survived being marooned for 2 years alone on a remote island off the coast of Quebec.
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A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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In 1976 an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50 pound rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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