During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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