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 first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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