Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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During WW2, captured German officers were sent to Britain as POWs and lived in luxury in Trent Park. This was done to make them feel relaxed. However, they were being listened to by 100 ‘listeners’. They revealed secrets about the holocaust, events in Berlin, Hitler's madness and V2 rocket bases.
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The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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Leonardo Da Vinci made a robotic lion in 1515 that would walk, sway, open its mouth and move its tail - it even had a compartment that opened to present flowers.
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No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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