There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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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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