Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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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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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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