A WW2 observation pilot, bored of not being in combat, decided to strap 6 bazookas to his plane. He destroyed several enemy tanks and vehicles. His name was Lt. Col. Charles Carpenter, aka Bazooka Charlie / The Mad Major.
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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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In 1976 an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50 pound rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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