In 1542, French aristocrat Marguerite De La Rocque survived being marooned for 2 years alone on a remote island off the coast of Quebec.
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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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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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