A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of pictures and remained remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the most important street photographers ever.
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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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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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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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