In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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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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