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The first modern, self-igniting match was invented in 1805 by Jean Chancel of Paris, France.
Before the Columbian Exchange, there were no oranges in Florida, no bananas in Ecuador, no potatoes in Ireland, no coffee in Columbia, no pineapples in Hawaii, no rubber trees in Africa, no tomatoes in Italy, and no chocolate in Switzerland.
Millie and Christine McKoy "The Two-Headed Nightingale"
Siamese twin sideshow entertainers
In 1994, a 75 pound bag of cocaine fell out of a plane and landed in the middle of a Florida crime watch meeting.
In the 17th century, one in every ten coins in Britain was counterfeit. Isaac Newton was appointed Master of the mint in 1700 and held that post for the rest of his life.
Magic Lantern Shows
Before there were movies, people would watch these.
Martin Van Buren was the first U.S. president to be born a citizen of the U.S. and not a British subject.
The U.S. Army admitted it secretly dumped 64 million pounds of nerve and mustard gas agents into the ocean from 1944 to 1970, along with 400,000 chemical-filled bombs and more than 500 tons of radioactive waste.
The creator of Peanut M&Ms had a deadly allergy to peanuts.
Prince Randian (1871-1934)
" The Human Caterpillar "
Circus performer
The movie " All Quiet On The Western Front " was banned in Poland for being pro-German and in Germany for being anti-German.
California was named after a fictional island in a 16th century romance novel.
The place where Hitler killed himself now has a kindergarten playground above it.
The tallest cactus in the world was the 150 year old armless saguaro in Cave Creek, Arizona. It was 78 feet tall before getting blown over in a wind storm in 1986.
Isaac W Sprague (1841-1887)
The original " Human Skeleton "
About half of all U.S. homes had electric power by 1925.
Fossil evidence suggests that fish have been on Earth for about 530 million years.
Shakespeare invented about 1,700 words that we use today.
In 1932, Winston Churchill went to a hotel in Munich two days in a row to have tea with Hitler. Hitler stood him up both times and the two men never met.
Margaret Abbott (1878-1955)
She was the first American woman to win an Olympic event but never knew it.
Zeppelin L.21 made a bombing raid over parts of East Lancashire on the night of 25th/26th September 1916, dropping High Explosive and incendiary bombs. Thirteen people were killed in the town of Bolton; the village of Holcombe received two H.E. bombs, with the only casualty being a song thrush, later stuffed and preserved for posterity. http://www.iancastlezeppelin.co.uk/2...6-1/4592896299
Shrapnel damage from 1916 can still be seen in Holcombe.
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