During World War II, pilots ate blueberries because they believed it would improve their eyesight.

Nobody has ever positively identified a single artifact from Texas’ largest battle, the 1813 Battle of the Medina, in which more than 1,000 Texans were killed. Historians think the battle was most likely fought in Bexar, Medina, or Atascosa counties.

Frank Sinatra’s mom, Natalie Della (“Dolly”) Garaventi, allegedly oversaw an illegal abortion service. His father was a boxer, boilermaker, and fireman.

The cost of government paper-shredding has increased 600% since President Bush took office.

Until recently, China punished all women caught with condoms by sending them to labor camps; if they had condoms, authorities thought they must be prostitutes, which is illegal.

This article appears in 2007.

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