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Hiroo Onoda saw leaflets announcing Japan's surrender during WWII. He thought it was a trick and chose to ignore it.

Lizzie the elephant helped transport machinery around Sheffield, England during WWI.

Laos is the most heavily bombed country in the world, with an estimated 30% of cluster bombs remaining unexploded.

Did you know that The battle of Bunker Hill actually took place mostly on Breed’s Hill?

One of Hitler's favorite tunes to whistle was the very popular, "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?"

In 1955, the US exploded a nuclear bomb near some beer cans & bottles to see if the beer was drinkable after a nuclear explosion.

Amsterdam’s infamous Eel Riots led to the deaths of 26 people - and one eel.

The Alamo Mission was founded in 1718 in the San Antonio area of Texas, and was designed to educate the Native Americans.

In order to reach Hastings, the Normans sailed about 700 ships across the English Channel.

In Frelinghien, a French village, there is a plaque dedicated solely to the Christmas truce of 1914.

The artillery crater that was the site of Hitler’s cremation is now a small play-park for children.

The Nazis attempted to steal Christmas by making glittering swastika, iron cross and toy grenade baubles for the Christmas tree.