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    A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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    Chinese General With Only 100 Men Made An Army of 150,000 Retreat
    According to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Shu general Zhuge Liang had to defend a town with a mere 100 troops against an army of 150,000. He hid his men, flung open the gates, and sat on the walls playing a lute. The opposing general of Wei, Sima Yi, certain it was a trap, ordered a retreat.
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    Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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    Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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    During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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    Lincoln and Darwin Birthday
    Lincoln and Darwin Birthday
    Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln were born on the same day.
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    February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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    Fire Hydrant Patent
    Fire Hydrant Patent
    No one really knows who invented the fire hydrant, because its patent was burned in a fire.
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