#GetFact'd: Chinese millionaire withdrew his entire savings
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In 1251, King Henry III was given a polar bear by the King of Norway. He kept it in the Tower of London on a long chain so that it could swim in the Thames.
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Mongoose were introduced to Hawaii to control the rat population.
Unfortunately, the mongoose is diurnal and the rat nocturnal, so they rarely encounter each other.
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In October 2021, in Shanghai, China, a millionaire named 'Sunwear' withdrew his entire savings of five-million yuan and ordered the bank staff to count every single note - all because they asked him to wear a face mask. He then put the money in suitcases and left.
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