A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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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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The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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