At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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The native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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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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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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In 2011, a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, and subsequently sold it for $63,250.
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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