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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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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