What are some wholesome historical facts not taught in school?

In 2006, while the Ivory Coast was in the midst of a civil war, the opposing sides agreed to a ceasefire so they could all watch the World Cup.

The break-in fighting paved the way for a peace agreement a year later.

During the Revolutionary War, a British general left his dog behind during a chaotic retreat.

When the Continental Army found a lost dog, George Washington had a messenger go under a flag of truce to return the dog to its owner.

Truly a man's best friend.

Abraham Lincoln decided to grow a beard because of 11-year-old Grace Biddell.

She had written him that she thought he would look more handsome and less sad with a beard because of 11-year-old Grace Biddell. She had written him that she thought

he would look more handsome and less sad with a beard, and women would tell their husbands to vote for him.

So he grew a beard and was elected. On his way to his inauguration, he took a train and passed

through her hometown in Westfield, New York, and met her. There was another great story of him where

a rival politician called him

two-faced. He came back with, if I had a second face, do you think I'd pick this one?

The Formula One Grand Prix in 1976. After Nicky Louder crashed, while hitting a barrier and

catching a light, rival drivers, Arturo Mazzario, Guy Edwards, Harold Ertle and Brett Lunga,

all stopped their cars and ran aloud as aid. There are many such instances of this happening

during the 50s, right through to the 80s, of championship drivers forfeiting a win to save a rival's

life. And then he won his second championship the very next year. He also retired from driving,

then came back and won another championship two years later by half a point. After a crash like

he had, most drivers wouldn't be the same after. But not Nicky though. It just made him stronger.

Rest in peace, Nicky. During World War II, a German fighter pilot spotted a damaged American bomber, and rather

than shooting it down, he decided to escort it to safety. Decades later, the two pilots found

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