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Nutella was invented during World War II when an Italian pastry maker mixed hazelnuts into chocolate to extend his chocolate ration.
In 1456, 25 years after her execution, Joan of Arc was declared innocent in a retrial initiated by Pope Callixtus III.
Despite the German Autobahn’s worldwide reputation as a highway with no speed limits, approximately 30% to 40% of its sections are actually regulated by speed limits.
The Man in the Iron Mask was an unidentified prisoner held in a French prison for 34 years until his death in 1703. He was made to wear a mask so no one could identify him.
During the Apollo 10 mission, astronauts found a floating turd in the cabin on two separate occasions, but no one ever admitted to it.
The Canadian government isn’t sure when Canada became a sovereign state. Its Supreme Court ruled that sovereignty occurred sometime between 1919 and 1931.
Astronomers in the 1800s believed there was one extra planet in the Solar System. Vulcan, the hypothetical planet, was meant to be between Mercury and the Sun.
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris was mainly constructed between 1163 and 1260, though work on details continued for centuries.
There were binoculars on board the Titanic, but they were locked in a box, and the key was left ashore. If the binoculars had been accessible, the icebergs may have been spotted.
In World War II, Germany attempted to collapse the British economy by producing millions of counterfeit bills, but the plan to drop these bills over London was never carried out.
After Lyndon B. Johnson’s death in January 1973, Richard Nixon was the only living US President until Gerald Ford succeeded him in August 1974.
Ricky Nelson’s “Poor Little Fool” made history as the very first song to hit number one on Billboard’s Hot 100 on August 4, 1958.
From 1784 to 1811, men’s hats were taxed by the British government, with licensed sellers required to place a revenue stamp inside each hat.
Jean Maridor, a French pilot, died on August 3, 1944, when his attempt to deflect a V-1 bomb led to an explosion. His sacrifice prevented the bomb from hitting a field hospital.
Blacksmiths aren’t the only type of smiths; whitesmiths, for example, work with tin and other lighter-colored metals.
H.H. Holmes, considered America’s first serial killer, built Chicago’s “Murder Castle,” a site where he murdered multiple victims, with confirmed numbers being at least nine.
In 1930, an 11-year-old girl proposed the name “Pluto” for the newly discovered planet, inspired by the Roman god of the underworld.
If the electors of the Holy Roman Emperor did not vote within 30 days, they were only allowed to eat bread and water and were forbidden to leave the city.
Pope Fabian, who served from 236 to 250 AD, was appointed to his position because a dove landed on his head during the election. He wasn’t even a candidate.
In 1943, U.S. officials imposed a short-lived ban on sliced bread as a wartime conservation measure, which lasted less than two months.
Two of the original Mercury 7 astronauts wore regular work boots spray-painted silver in the famous photograph of them in their flight suits.
The Danish flag, known as the “Dannebrog,” is the oldest continuously used national flag, with historical references dating back to at least the 1370s.
