There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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