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    February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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    A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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    There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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    There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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    Candle Clocks
    Candle Clocks
    Before clocks, there were candle clocks that when burned, indicated the passage of periods of time. To set an alarm, you pushed a nail into the desired point and the nail would fall and clank on the metal holder.
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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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    In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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    Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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