In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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