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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Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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