Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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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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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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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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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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In 1976 an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50 pound rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.
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The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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