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Pigeons have played astonishing roles in human history — from trusted messengers in wars to lifesavers in search-and-rescue. Even testing pigeon-guided missiles (funded at $25,000 then — roughly $450,000 in today’s money) during WWII. Using trained birds to peck at targets inside a missile’s nosecone. Pigeons have located people in distress under tough conditions and served as reliable communication partners long before modern tech. 🐦📡🕊️@googlefactss [Read more] #Pigeons#History#UnusualScience#AnimalsInWar

Soviet anti-tank dogs carried explosives to destroy enemy tanks by crawling under them. Thousands were trained and many died in WWII. Early attacks failed, but later missions damaged German tanks. Handlers suffered emotionally, sometimes even shooting their own dogs to prevent accidents. The program ended by 1943 when better weapons arrived. German soldiers shot dogs on sight, harming many civilian dogs too.🐕💣🚫 [Read more 1] [Read more 2] @googlefactss#WWII#History#AnimalsInWar#SovietUnion#MilitaryFacts#WarSucks