The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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The native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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In 1542, French aristocrat Marguerite De La Rocque survived being marooned for 2 years alone on a remote island off the coast of Quebec.
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