A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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A WW2 observation pilot, bored of not being in combat, decided to strap 6 bazookas to his plane. He destroyed several enemy tanks and vehicles. His name was Lt. Col. Charles Carpenter, aka Bazooka Charlie / The Mad Major.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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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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