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• [Places fact 1]  When a German Shepherd named Gabi worked as a guard dog at the Belgrade Zoo in the 1980s, she managed to defeat an escaped jaguar. She was patrolling with her owner and another dog, when she noticed the escaped big cat and attacked it, keeping it busy enough for her owner to go and call for help.

  Animals, Places source

• [Places fact 2]  A captive killer whale at MarineLand discovered it could regurgitate fish onto the surface of the water, attracting sea gulls, and then eat the birds. Four others then learned to copy the behavior.

  Animals, Places source

• [Places fact 3]  Laos is the most heavily bombed nation in history, with the US secretly dropping an average of 8 bombs a minute for 9 years during the Vietnam war.

  Places, Weapons source

• [Places fact 4]  Most Walmarts allow people to camp in their parking lot overnight for free.

  Places, Transport source

• [Places fact 5]  The 33 men stuck underground for 69 days in the San Esteban Mining Company accident received zero compensation even though the mining company had very poor safety standards.

  Corporation, Death, Places source

• [Places fact 6]  Before a game, Larry Bird told Chuck Person that he had Christmas present waiting for him. While Person was on the bench Bird shot a three-pointer right in front of him. Immediately after releasing the ball, Bird said to Person, "Merry f*%#ing Christmas!", and then the shot went in.

  People, Places source

• [Places fact 7]  German internet users have a meme since 1999 where they pretend the town of Bielefeld (population of about 323,000, 18th largest city) does not exist.

  Countries, Places source

• [Places fact 8]  In 1666, the plague-infested English village of Eyam quarantined itself inside a marked circle for 14 months. Neighboring communities left food at the edge of the circle in exchange for disinfected coins. 80% of the people died, but no one crossed the circle.

  Disease, Places source

• [Places fact 9]  Multiple people have died attempting to cross a seemingly calm, innocent creek called the Bolton Strid in Yorkshire, England. The stream actually hosts multiple underwater cave systems and dangerous currents below the surface that have sucked numerous people to their deaths.

  Death, Places source

• [Places fact 10]  Muzeon Park of Arts (formerly the Park of the Fallen Heroes or Fallen Monument Park) is a park outside the Krymsky Val building in Moscow shared by the modern art division of Tretyakov Gallery and Central House of Artists. It is located between the Park Kultury and the Oktyabrskaya underground stations. It is the largest open-air sculpture museum in Russia, with more than 700 artworks currently on display and another 200 in storage. It is best known for its toppled statues.

  Art, Places source

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