Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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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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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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In 1999, a fisherman found a love letter in a bottle from a soldier in WWI. He returned said letter to the now deceased widows 86 year old daughter.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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The Aztecs were the first to serve chocolate as a drink. They also mixed it with hot chili pepper to make it really 'hot'.
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50 years ago Cheerios were called Cheerioats.
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