Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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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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In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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