Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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In the 1830s, a Greek prime minister tried to spread the potato in Greece but people weren't interested so he put armed guards in front of shipments of potatoes so people would think they were important. People then started stealing these potatoes so much that the crop spread to all of Greece.
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Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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