Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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