History, The More You Know

A Dog Defused a Bomb in WWII

During World War II, a Great Dane named Juliana was awarded the Blue Cross Medal. The dog took action when an incendiary bomb fell through the roof of her owner's home in 1941. She extinguished the device by peeing on it!

The Leaning Tower of Pisa never stood up straight.
Thomas Edison Didn't Invent the Light Bulb
Before alarm clocks were invented, knocker-uppers was a profession where he had to go and wake up by knocking on the doors of the townsman’s houses.
John Adams Was the First President to Live In the White House