When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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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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Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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