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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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    Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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    Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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    No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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    The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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    The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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    The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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