The first written account of the Loch Ness Monster, or Nessie, was made in 565AD.
Napoleon‘s christening name was Italian: Napoleone Buonaparte. He was born on the island of Corsica one year after it became French property. As a boy, Napoleon hated the French.
The first animal in space was the female Samoyed husky named Laika, launched by the Soviets in 1957.
In 1958, the US sent two mice called Laska and Benjy into space.
In 1961. the US launched a male chimpanzee called Ham into space.
In 1963, the French launched a cat called Feliette into space.
