English novelist Arnold Bennet drank a glass of water in a Paris Hotel to prove it was safe. He died two months later of Typhoid!
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Budweiser beer is named after a town in Czechoslovakia.
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A strawberry is not a berry, but a banana is.
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Originally, Jack-O-Lanterns were made from turnips.
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In 1943, a Pan Am Airline chef snuck whiskey into passengers' coffee to warm them up on a winter flight. When asked what kind of coffee they were being served, he improvised "Irish Coffee," creating the now-famous cocktail.
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A peanut is not a nut. It is a legume.
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Nachos were actually invented by a guy named Nacho. Happy Nacho Day!
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