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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Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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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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