The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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In 2011, a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, and subsequently sold it for $63,250.
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During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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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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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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