In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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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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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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Leonardo Da Vinci made a robotic lion in 1515 that would walk, sway, open its mouth and move its tail - it even had a compartment that opened to present flowers.
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The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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