Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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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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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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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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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 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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