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| If Robert Kennedy had lived a little longer, he probably would have won the elections. |
| Besides his contribution to the field of science, Franklin helped the people of Philadelphia found an insurance company, a hospital, a public library, and a night watch, as well as a city militia. |
| In partnership with John D. Rockefeller, Henry Flager helped to form the Standard Oil Company. |
| The Amish people, descended from the Germans and Swiss, would rather use horses than machines for transportation and farm work because they believe that a simple life keeps them close to God. |
| Percival was one of the knights of King Arthur's court who sought the Holy Grail. |
| Strauss finished writing two of his published compositions before his tenth birthday. |
| John James from Sydney, Australia has been declared the most intelligent person on Terra. 6 months from his birth and he knew to count, when he was 1 year old he could make operations like addition and substraction, when he was 2 he learnt algebra and when he was 4 he could solve problems that most of the best mathematicians could not solve. He broke a hand when he jumped in a swimming pool without looking if there was water inside and he managed to inflame his house twice. |
| In the mid 70's, Australians were the 3rd biggest beer drinkers in the world (behind Germany and Belgium). In the late 90's, they don't even get into the top ten! |
| After consuming a vibrant brew called Aul or Ale, the Vikings would go fearlessly to the battlefield, without their armour, or even their shirts. The "Berserk" means "bear shirt" in norse, and eventually to the meaning of wild battles. |
| When George I became King of England in 1714, his wife did not become Queen. He placed her under house arrest for 32 years. |
| King George III was declared violently insane in 1811, 9 years before he died. |
| Born 4 January 1838, General Tom Thumb's growth slowed at the age of 6 months, at 5 years he was signed to the circus by P.T. Barnum, and at adulthood reached a height of only 1 metre. |
| St. John was the only one of the 12 Apostles to die a natural death. |
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