In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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In 1918, after the treaty of Versailles (end of WWI), the French Commander-in-chief said "This is not a peace. It is an Armistice for 20 years." 20 years and 65 days later, WWII happened.
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If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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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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Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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