In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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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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Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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