In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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In the 1830s, a Greek prime minister tried to spread the potato in Greece but people weren't interested so he put armed guards in front of shipments of potatoes so people would think they were important. People then started stealing these potatoes so much that the crop spread to all of Greece.
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The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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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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