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(#6) President Andrew Jackson's Profane Parrot Swore At His Funeral
From Redditor /u/Back2Bach:
At US President Andrew Jackson's funeral in 1845, his pet parrot had to be removed because it was swearing.
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(#9) The US Government Once Trained A Cat As A Spy
From Redditor /u/Estre11a:
Operation Acoustic Kitty: a US government-funded operation to train domestic cats to be equipped with audio devices to spy on opposing threats.
[After] the first mission, $[20] million later, the cat crossed the street and was hit by a car. They canceled it thereafter.
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(#14) The Shortest War On Record Lasted Less Than One Hour
From Redditor /u/Great-Decision:
The shortest war occurred between Zanzibar and the British empire [in 1896], lasting around 45 minutes.
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(#1) Harriet Tubman Underwent Surgery With No Anesthesia
From Redditor /u/joe1up:
Harriet Tubman had brain surgery without anesthesia.
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(#11) An Enemy Of Ancient Romans Used Bears In Tunnels As A Defense Tactic
From Redditor /u/OnionsHaveLairAction:
When the Romans [lay] siege to [Themiscyra], a real place weirdly enough, they attempted to tunnel into the city.
The [Themiscyrans] released bears into the tunnels.
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(#8) A US Navy Ship Used Potatoes To Down A Submarine
From Redditor /u/mthirtyseven:
US sailors [brought down] a Japanese [submarine] in WW2 using potatoes.
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