A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of pictures and remained remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the most important street photographers ever.
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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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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The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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