During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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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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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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