A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of pictures and remained remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the most important street photographers ever.
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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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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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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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