A monk had once written over a book that contained information about calculus that was written by Archimedes in ancient Greece that could have made us 100 or even 1000 years more mathematically and technologically advanced.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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