A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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