The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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