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Historical Facts

Featuring Interesting Historical Facts, Funny Historical Facts, and more Historical Fun Facts.

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  • 01. A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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  • 32. A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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  • 13. Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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  • 04. Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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  • 05. Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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  • 06. At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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  • 17. Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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  • 08. Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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  • 09. Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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  • 010. Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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  • 211. Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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  • 012. Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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  • 013. Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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  • 014. During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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  • 115. During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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  • 016. During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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  • 017. Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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  • 018. Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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  • 219. February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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  • 020. Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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  • 021. Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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  • 322. Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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  • 023. If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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  • 024. In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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  • 625. In 1976 an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50 pound rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.
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  • 126. In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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  • 227. In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
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  • 028. In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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  • 429. In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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  • 130. In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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  • 331. In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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  • 032. In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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  • 633. In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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  • 334. India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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  • 235. It is estimated that there is in excess of 3,000,000,000 bibles been sold throughout the world!
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  • 036. Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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  • 037. Karate actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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  • 038. Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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  • 039. London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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  • 540. Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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