F.U.N facts about the Berlin Wall

~192 people died while trying to cross the Berlin Wall while it was still standing .200 people was injured by gun shots

~People tried to escape by digging a tunnel from a graveyard, dodging the border guards, running and climbing the wall, and flying accross in a homemade hot air balloon.

~The tunnel in the graveyard was discovered by a woman who fell into the hole and accidentally left her baby behind, where it was found by guards at the mouth of the tunnel.

~A total of 302 watchtowers and 20 bunkers were manned by seven units of 1,000 to 1,200 soldiers each. The Wall was also protected by 124 kilometres of patrol routes, 127 detector and alarm devices, 259 paths for guard dogs and 105 kilometres of ditches dug to trap vehicles in.

~Many segments of the wall have been given to various institutions around the world. They can be found, for instance in presidential and historical museums, lobbies of hotels and corporations, at universities and government buildings

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