The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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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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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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Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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