When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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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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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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