In 1918, after the treaty of Versailles (end of WWI), the French Commander-in-chief said "This is not a peace. It is an Armistice for 20 years." 20 years and 65 days later, WWII happened.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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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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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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