Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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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 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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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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The rarest motorcycle in the world was found behind a brick wall in Chicago and has engine technologies well ahead of its time. The “Traub” is still running to this day.
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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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