During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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In 2011, a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, and subsequently sold it for $63,250.
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During WW2, captured German officers were sent to Britain as POWs and lived in luxury in Trent Park. This was done to make them feel relaxed. However, they were being listened to by 100 ‘listeners’. They revealed secrets about the holocaust, events in Berlin, Hitler's madness and V2 rocket bases.
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