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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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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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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There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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