Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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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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The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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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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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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