The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.

The city of Nottingham in England was the first city to have Braille signs (signs for the blind) in its shopping malls for the blind.

In WWII, when allied armies reached the Rhine River the first thing men did was pee in it. This was pretty universal from the lowest private to Winston Churchill (who made a big show of it). Gen. Patton had himself photographed in the act.

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