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TIL an elephant helped the British war effort in WW1. The military requisitioned many horses, thus a circus elephant in Sheffield named Lizzie was repurposed to transport munitions and scrap, a jo... (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Original Title: TIL an elephant helped the British war effort in WW1. The military requisitioned many horses, thus a circus elephant in Sheffield named Lizzie was repurposed to transport munitions and scrap, a job that usually required 3 horses. Other exotic animals, such as camels, were also used for the same job.

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