There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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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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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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