Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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During WW2, captured German officers were sent to Britain as POWs and lived in luxury in Trent Park. This was done to make them feel relaxed. However, they were being listened to by 100 ‘listeners’. They revealed secrets about the holocaust, events in Berlin, Hitler's madness and V2 rocket bases.
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