High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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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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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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