Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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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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In the 1830s, a Greek prime minister tried to spread the potato in Greece but people weren't interested so he put armed guards in front of shipments of potatoes so people would think they were important. People then started stealing these potatoes so much that the crop spread to all of Greece.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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In 2011, a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, and subsequently sold it for $63,250.
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