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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The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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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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Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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