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    Tsar Bomba
    Tsar Bomba
    The largest nuclear bomb ever built, the Tsar Bomba, caused damage up to approximately 1,000km away.
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    English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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    Shortest War
    Shortest War
    The shortest war on record was fought between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
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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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    Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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    The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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    Roman Farting Edict
    Roman Farting Edict
    After hearing of a man who almost died from holding in farts whilst dining, Emperor Claudius is said to have proclaimed an edict that allowed Romans to fart at the dinner table.
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    A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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