A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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