The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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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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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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