General George Patton was an accomplished taxidermist who contributed a variety of specimens to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

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- National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.
- General George S. Patton Jr. Biography

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The factory where the Model T Ford was produced had no restroom facilities.

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- Ford Motor Company
- The Model T

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During the early part of her career, chef Julia Child kept her kitchen strictly kosher.

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Violent inmates in Colombia's largest prison undergo hourly body cavity searches.

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- CIA World Factbook: Colombia

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An ancient Greek manuscript found in a burial mound in Antioch contains technical diagrams for a rudimentary rocket powered by olive oil.

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- International Olive Oil Council

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American inventor Eli Whitney once tipped a bartender the modern equivalent of $10,000 for a glass of water.

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- Eli Whitney Museum

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Among the primitive paintings at Lascaux Cave, archaeologists have identified a series of marks believed to be a precurser to the game of tic-tac-toe.

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- The Cave of Lascaux

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English crime fiction writer Agatha Christie wore size 44 (EU) shoes. That converts to a U.K. size 9.5/U.S. size 12.

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- Official Agatha Christie website

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Each year, more divers are injured by giant clams than by sharks.

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In 1982, a gorilla in a Syrian zoo held a zookeeper captive for eight days. The victim, who was not physically harmed, developed Stockholm syndrome.

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- The Gorilla Foundation

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Fred Rogers, better known as Mister Rogers, wore sweaters to conceal extensive forearm tattoos commemorating his short stint as a Merchant Marine.

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- PBS: Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

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When resources are plentiful, army ants capture members of smaller ant species and keep them as pets.

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- Canadian Museum of Nature: Ants

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One of the eyewitnesses of the 1908 Tunguska Event reported hearing three loud, sustained musical tones of unknown origin just prior to the explosion.

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- NASA: Tunguska Event

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Nazi Germany's first working prototype Horton Ho 229 flying wing aircraft crashed during a test flight when it flew through a swarm of locusts.

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- Military Factory

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Classic pinup model Bettie Page spoke fluent Swahili.

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During WWII, the Japanese stationed three spies in a self-contained submersible listening post on the ocean floor two miles off Los Angeles.

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- The History Place

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In 1930, President Herbert Hoover nearly suffocated when he became locked inside an airtight vault while touring Fort Knox.

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- U.S. Army Armor Center, Fort Knox, Kentucky

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In 2006, The United States Senate spent 12 hours debating legislation to protect the alligator gar.

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- National Geographic: Alligator Gar

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The Manhattan Project was not named for Manhattan. The name was based on an obscure radio code: Man=Einstein; Hat=God; Tan=Strike

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- The Manhattan Project

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George Gershwin suffered partial hearing loss after a poppy seed became lodged in his ear canal. By the time it was removed, it had begun to sprout.

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Michael Jackson developed his signature move, the "moonwalk," while playing in his brother Tito's swimming pool.

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Charlie Chaplin was an accomplished scrimshaw artist. He was self-taught, and preferred carving ham bones, not ivory.

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- The Internet Movie Database

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One of the eagles on the Chrysler Building's northeast side has withstood more than 40 lightning strikes. None of the others have ever been struck.

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- Great Buildings Online

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One of the first casinos in Las Vegas secretly used powerful x-ray devices hidden within the blackjack tables to scan patrons suspected of cheating.

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- Las Vegas

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Karl Marx had delicate toes due to an inability to grow toenails. He formed the principles of communism as a student while sidelined during recess.

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- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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The larva of the tsetse fly excretes a powerful toxin through pores in its skin. A single drop is potent enough to kill a human.

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- Encyclopedia Britannica

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Marlon Brando occasionally cleaned his 'On the Waterfront' Academy Award statue by running it through the rinse cycle in his dishwasher.

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- Oscar.com

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Famed frontiersman Davy Crockett's arms were so unusually short that he had trouble putting on his own boots.

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- American West: Davy Crockett

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In 1952, Nancy Reagan was bitten on the ankle by a small shark while surfing at Pismo Beach, California.

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- The White House: First Ladies

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Thomas Edison generated a burst of electric power equivalent to that produced by a modern car battery from a pumpkin filled with a vinegar mixture.

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- Edison's Home Page

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Archaeologists in Mexico have unearthed a cache of pre-Columbian clay jars that contain a strain of brewer's yeast from China.

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- Archaeology: Archaeological Headlines

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