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    In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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    There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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    Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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    During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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    Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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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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    Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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