The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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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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Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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