There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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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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