Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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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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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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