In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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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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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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