Paratrooper pigeons in WW2

Paratrooper pigeons in WW2

About 250,000 pigeons were employed during the conflict, of which many were parachuted behind enemy lines. They were supposed to go to the combatants of the Resistance in France, so that they could send them back with information. Only 1,842 pigeons came back.

Source: True or False by Andrea Mills, Dorling Kindersley

The worm that glows blue when it dies

The worm that glows blue when it dies

14 things that were meant to be different colours

14 things that were meant to be different colours

The Great Emu War of 1932

The Great Emu War of 1932

The Nazi Plot to Kill Churchill with Chocolate

The Nazi Plot to Kill Churchill with Chocolate

Hitler and Stalin had people killed for speaking Esperanto, but spoke it themselves

Hitler and Stalin had people killed for speaking Esperanto, but spoke it themselves

12 things introduced by Labour Governments that we take for granted (UK)

12 things introduced by Labour Governments that we take for granted (UK)