In the 1830s, a Greek prime minister tried to spread the potato in Greece but people weren't interested so he put armed guards in front of shipments of potatoes so people would think they were important. People then started stealing these potatoes so much that the crop spread to all of Greece.
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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 first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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