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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Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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