Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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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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