The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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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 University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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