The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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In 1976 an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50 pound rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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