Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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