These Wild Food Facts Will Make You Think Twice About Your Next Meal

The More You Know

• In 1993, San Francisco held a referendum over whether a police officer called Bob Geary was allowed to patrol while carrying a ventriloquist’s dummy called Brendan O’Smarty. He was.
• During World War 2, a bear named Wotjek joined the Polish army. He carried ammunition and occasionally drank beer.
• The fastest gust of wind ever recorded on Earth was 253 miles per hour.
• Mount Everest is bigger now than the last time it was measured.