Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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