Dick Bong: One of the most decorated American fighter pilots and the country's top flying ace in the war during WW2. Also a Medal of Honor recipient.
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A Civil War monument in Iowa, USA. Designed by Harriet Ketcham whose design won a contest for a new local monument in 1894. The woman is said to be an allegorial figure of Iowa representing the state as a beautiful, youthful mother offering nourishment to her children.
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The first complaint "letter" (made from clay) was sent in 1750 BC in Mesopotamia from a man named Nanni to a merchant named Ea-nasir. Nanni was mad that he received the incorrect grade of copper that he had already paid for and that the merchant was rude to his servant when confronted.
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Aimo Koivunen was a Finnish WW2 soldier and is the first known case of a soldier overdosing on drugs during combat. While being chased by Soviets he decided to take Meth in order to keep going, instead of one pill he took 30. He skied 250 miles, escaped the Russians, and his heart rate was 200BPM.
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The Codex Gigas, also known as the Devil's Bible, was written by a monk who had been sentenced to death. To avoid this he promised to write a book that contained all human knowledge in one night. Knowing he wouldn't be able to keep his promise he prayed to Lucifer who completed the book for him.
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Chang and Eng were conjoined twins from Siam. In 1829 they toured Europe and North America and became incredibly wealthy. The men married two sisters and had 21 children between the both of them. They had two separate houses and spent 3 days with each man's family. Their deaths were 3 hours apart.
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