In the 1890s, Bayer (the aspirin company) marketed heroin as a cough suppressant—even for children

A dog earned a War Medal for the Strangest act of Bravery: Peeing.
During WWII, Juliana the Great Dane was awarded the Blue Cross Medal for an unusual act of heroism—she peed on an incendiary bomb and put out the fire! 💦💣