Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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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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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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