Wait, That Actually Happened? Mind-bending Historical Moments You Won’t Believe
When the Baboon Ran the Rails
Here’s another amusing example of animals getting employed for human duties. Meet Jack, the baboon hired to change train signals. He never made a mistake and spent nine years working for the railway!
But before you think he worked for free, records show Jack got paid 20 cents per day and a half-bottle of beer once a week. We can only imagine unaware people witnessing a monkey changing the railroad signs. They probably thought they were dreaming with their eyes open.
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