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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Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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In 1918, after the treaty of Versailles (end of WWI), the French Commander-in-chief said "This is not a peace. It is an Armistice for 20 years." 20 years and 65 days later, WWII happened.
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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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