The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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