In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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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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