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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A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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