The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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