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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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    Capt. Robert Campbell
    Capt. Robert Campbell
    Capt. Robert Campbell, a British officer captured during World War I, was granted leave to visit his dying mother on one condition - that he return to captivity. He kept his word and returned, only to try escaping as soon as he returned.
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    The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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    Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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    France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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    The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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    Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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    The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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