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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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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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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