The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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