India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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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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Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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