Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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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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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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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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