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Which US President holds the embarrassing distinction of dying just weeks after refusing to wear a coat?
Which US President holds the embarrassing distinction of dying just weeks after refusing to wear a coat?
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Which of these everyday objects was ironically invented three full years before the wooden matchstick?
Which of these everyday objects was ironically invented three full years before the wooden matchstick?
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In 1945, a high-tech German U-boat tragically sank on its maiden voyage because a crew member did what?
In 1945, a high-tech German U-boat tragically sank on its maiden voyage because a crew member did what?
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Why was using mass-produced commercial toilet paper a genuinely dangerous gamble until the early 1930s?
Why was using mass-produced commercial toilet paper a genuinely dangerous gamble until the early 1930s?
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During WWII, the Polish army drafted a 500-pound Syrian brown bear named Wojtek. What was his main job?
During WWII, the Polish army drafted a 500-pound Syrian brown bear named Wojtek. What was his main job?
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What surprisingly mundane fruit was so insanely expensive in the 1700s that people rented it?
What surprisingly mundane fruit was so insanely expensive in the 1700s that people rented it?
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What extremely weird human accessory did wealthy 18th-century landowners hire for their gardens?
What extremely weird human accessory did wealthy 18th-century landowners hire for their gardens?
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What deeply paranoid medieval fear gave birth to the modern tradition of clinking our glasses before drinking?
What deeply paranoid medieval fear gave birth to the modern tradition of clinking our glasses before drinking?
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What literal Looney Tunes-style assassination plot did the CIA seriously plan to use against Cuba's Fidel Castro?
What literal Looney Tunes-style assassination plot did the CIA seriously plan to use against Cuba's Fidel Castro?
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Which piece of modern office technology was actually patented decades before the American Civil War started?
Which piece of modern office technology was actually patented decades before the American Civil War started?
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Beyond treating severe mental illness, what horrifying reason did doctors frequently use to lobotomize women in the 1950s?
Beyond treating severe mental illness, what horrifying reason did doctors frequently use to lobotomize women in the 1950s?
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Why was the real historical figure behind 'Johnny Appleseed' actually planting thousands of trees in America?
Why was the real historical figure behind 'Johnny Appleseed' actually planting thousands of trees in America?
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What bizarre but deadly industrial disaster literally tore through the streets of London in 1814, killing 8 people?
What bizarre but deadly industrial disaster literally tore through the streets of London in 1814, killing 8 people?
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The first person to ever survive going over Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel later died from what absurd irony?
The first person to ever survive going over Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel later died from what absurd irony?
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What intense playground game was actually a fiercely competitive, medal-awarding Olympic sport until 1920?
What intense playground game was actually a fiercely competitive, medal-awarding Olympic sport until 1920?
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Why does Thomas Edison get all the credit for the lightbulb when he didn't actually invent the first one?
Why does Thomas Edison get all the credit for the lightbulb when he didn't actually invent the first one?
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What specific military logistical problem were M&M’s initially invented to solve during the 1940s?
What specific military logistical problem were M&M’s initially invented to solve during the 1940s?
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The modern 40-hour, 5-day workweek wasn't created by a government, but by which famous industrialist?
The modern 40-hour, 5-day workweek wasn't created by a government, but by which famous industrialist?
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What absurd historical scandal absolutely ruined the integrity of the 1904 Olympic Marathon in St. Louis?
What absurd historical scandal absolutely ruined the integrity of the 1904 Olympic Marathon in St. Louis?
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How did 19th-century doctors accidentally invent the modern vibrator during routine hospital visits?
How did 19th-century doctors accidentally invent the modern vibrator during routine hospital visits?
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Why did Europeans suddenly stop bathing and abandon public bathhouses entirely during the late Middle Ages?
Why did Europeans suddenly stop bathing and abandon public bathhouses entirely during the late Middle Ages?
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Why did 19th-century laws forbid feeding lobster to American prison inmates more than twice a week?
Why did 19th-century laws forbid feeding lobster to American prison inmates more than twice a week?
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Despite the popular myth, daylight saving time was NOT invented for farmers. Why was it actually implemented?
Despite the popular myth, daylight saving time was NOT invented for farmers. Why was it actually implemented?
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Why did the FBI spend two entire years investigating a wildly popular rock and roll song in the 1960s?
Why did the FBI spend two entire years investigating a wildly popular rock and roll song in the 1960s?
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