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    Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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    Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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    Japanese Holdout
    Japanese Holdout
    After World War 2 ended in 1945, a Japanese officer named Hiroo Onoda didn't surrender and continued the war for 29 years because he didn't know that Japan had surrendered and the war was over.
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    Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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    The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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    Rocket Mail
    Rocket Mail
    In 1959, the USPS attempted to deliver mail via cruise missile and successfully shipped 3,000 pieces of mail from Virginia to Florida in 22 minutes.
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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 range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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