There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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The native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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