1. Betsy Ross's first idea for the US flag was a cartoon of Calvin peeing on the Union Jack.
2. The Statue of Liberty had to be altered because when the French first gave her to us she had underarm hair.
3. The designer of the Empire State Building suffered erectile dsyfunction most of his life.
4. Al Gore's invention of the light bulb made it possible for election officials to count votes at night.
5. Janet Reno used to be female.
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Re: Little Known Historical Events
MacTheWolf (imported) wrote: Sat Oct 16, 2010 5:42 am 3. The designer of the Empire State Building suffered erectile dsyfunction most of his life.
I heard about Hero-city of Leningrad obelisk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vosst ... _hotel.JPG - this one) being called "impotent's dream".
