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

Other countries that have/had the same national anthem as the UK may surprise you

Other countries that have/had the same national anthem as the UK may surprise you

For 99% of our existence we have slept in two parts, ‘first sleep’ and ‘second sleep’

For 99% of our existence we have slept in two parts, ‘first sleep’ and ‘second sleep’

Are birds getting smarter? The New Caledonian crow has learnt to make compound tools

Are birds getting smarter? The New Caledonian crow has learnt to make compound tools

The first use of @ sign was in 1345, no one knows why

The first use of @ sign was in 1345, no one knows why

We have only discovered 2% of dinosaurs

We have only discovered 2% of dinosaurs

How the eruption of a super volcano led to the invention of the bicycle

How the eruption of a super volcano led to the invention of the bicycle