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    At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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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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    Leonardo Da Vinci made a robotic lion in 1515 that would walk, sway, open its mouth and move its tail - it even had a compartment that opened to present flowers.
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    The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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    In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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    A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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    In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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