When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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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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The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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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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No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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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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