A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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During WW2, captured German officers were sent to Britain as POWs and lived in luxury in Trent Park. This was done to make them feel relaxed. However, they were being listened to by 100 ‘listeners’. They revealed secrets about the holocaust, events in Berlin, Hitler's madness and V2 rocket bases.
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Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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