A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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In 1918, after the treaty of Versailles (end of WWI), the French Commander-in-chief said "This is not a peace. It is an Armistice for 20 years." 20 years and 65 days later, WWII happened.
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