After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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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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