Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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A WW2 observation pilot, bored of not being in combat, decided to strap 6 bazookas to his plane. He destroyed several enemy tanks and vehicles. His name was Lt. Col. Charles Carpenter, aka Bazooka Charlie / The Mad Major.
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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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A monk had once written over a book that contained information about calculus that was written by Archimedes in ancient Greece that could have made us 100 or even 1000 years more mathematically and technologically advanced.
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During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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