English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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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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During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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