The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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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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The exact cause of death and burial site of Genghis Khan is unknown, because all of the 2000 funeral guests and 800 soldiers were killed in order to preserve the secret.
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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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