During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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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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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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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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Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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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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