During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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