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    Winston Churchill's Letter of Apology for Escaping from Prison
    Before escaping prison, Winston Churchill left a letter of apology on his bed. The letter began: "I have the honour to inform you that as I do not consider that your Government have any right to detain me as a military prisoner, I have decided to escape from your custody."
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    Fire Hydrant Patent
    Fire Hydrant Patent
    No one really knows who invented the fire hydrant, because its patent was burned in a fire.
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    Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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    Pirate Jean Lafitte Countered Governor's $500 Bounty for Him with a $5,000 Bounty for Governor
    When pirate Jean Lafitte saw the governor advertising a $500 reward for his capture, Lafitte offered $5,000 for the capture of the governor.
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    In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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    In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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    Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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    The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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