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Edward John Smith, the Captain of the Titanic, was also the Captain of the Olympic when She Collided with a Warship in 1911. The Collision Delayed Titanic's Maiden Voyage
August 19, 2022
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Martha Gellhorn, a Journalist, was the Only Woman to Land on the Normandy Beaches. Her Request to Join was Actually Denied, so She Stowed Away in a Toilet and Disguised Herself
August 19, 2022
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German Dive Bomber Airplanes Did Not Make a Screeching Sound Because of Their Engine. They Had Small Fans Attached to the Front of Their Landing Gear That Acted Like a Siren
August 18, 2022
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D-Day was Originally Supposed to Happen on the 5th of June, but a Meteorologist Persuaded Dwight Eisenhower to Postpone the Event at the Last Minute. It Was Vital that the Weather Conditions were Just Right.
August 17, 2022
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A Small Group of 30 Women from Southeast Asia Founded Madagascar
August 14, 2022
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To Prevent French Women from Doing Certain Jobs, They were Banned from Wearing Pants for 213 Years
August 12, 2022
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In the 1790s, the Guillotine was Quite Popular that Toy Replicas were Made for Children to Behead Dolls or Rodents
August 8, 2022
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Parisians Used to Grind Human Bones in Order to Make Flour for Bone Bread
August 6, 2022
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Sigurd Eysteinsson Would Hang His Enemies’ Heads on Saddles Just Like Trophies, One of the Heads' Buck Tooth Scratched His Leg and Caused and Infection, Which Resulted in Death
August 6, 2022
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The Romans Dug Tunnels Under the Spring That Supplied Water to the Gallic Fort During Julius Caesar's Seige
July 31, 2022
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Wilhelm Canaris was Sent to Coerce Fascist Spain to Join the Axis Power in World War II. He was Secretly Against the Nazis. Spain Did Not Join the War, and Their Government Gave Caranis' Widow a Pension in Gratitude
July 31, 2022
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The Secessio Plebis was a Form of Revolt That was First Introduced in Ancient Rome, This was When the Commoners Banded Together to Go Against Corrupt Ruling Class
July 26, 2022
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Confederate General Braxton Bragg Served as Both a Commander and Quastermaster During the Civil War, He Would Request Supplies to Himself and Then Deny Them
July 26, 2022
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Spitfire Planes were Crowdfunded During the World War II, Large Scale Contributors Were Allowed to Give the Planes Nicknames
July 26, 2022
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An Earthquake Happened While the Golden Gate Bridge was being Constructed, and a Dozen Workers were Trapped on One of the Towers
July 22, 2022
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The Famous Saigon Evacuation Helicopter Photo That was Taken at the End of the Vietnam War was Not Shot from the US Embassy but the Roof of an Apartment Building that Housed CIA Officials
July 22, 2022
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The Halifax Explosion was the Largest Man-Made Explosion in History
July 21, 2022
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During the Medieval Times Surgeries were Considered a Menial Task for Physicians That It was Delegated to Barbers
July 19, 2022
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The Titanic’s Sister Ship, the RMS Olympic, was Used by the Navy as a Troop Carrier in World War I
July 15, 2022
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Before Parks Become Popular, People Would Enjoy Picnics in Cementeries
July 12, 2022
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