The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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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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At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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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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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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