The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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A WW2 observation pilot, bored of not being in combat, decided to strap 6 bazookas to his plane. He destroyed several enemy tanks and vehicles. His name was Lt. Col. Charles Carpenter, aka Bazooka Charlie / The Mad Major.
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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In 1918, after the treaty of Versailles (end of WWI), the French Commander-in-chief said "This is not a peace. It is an Armistice for 20 years." 20 years and 65 days later, WWII happened.
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