A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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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 ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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