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    A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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    Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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    If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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    Capt. Robert Campbell
    Capt. Robert Campbell
    Capt. Robert Campbell, a British officer captured during World War I, was granted leave to visit his dying mother on one condition - that he return to captivity. He kept his word and returned, only to try escaping as soon as he returned.
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    The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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    Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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    Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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    Nobuo Fujita
    Nobuo Fujita
    The Japanese pilot who attacked a town in Oregon during WW2 returned years later to present his family's 400-year-old samurai sword to the city as a symbol of regret.
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