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 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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