The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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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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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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