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    In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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    In the 1830s, a Greek prime minister tried to spread the potato in Greece but people weren't interested so he put armed guards in front of shipments of potatoes so people would think they were important. People then started stealing these potatoes so much that the crop spread to all of Greece.
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    The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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    Nuclear Survivor
    Nuclear Survivor
    In 1945, a man survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, dragged himself to an air-raid shelter, spent the night, caught the morning train so he could arrive at his job on time - in Nagasaki - where he survived another atomic blast.
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    A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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    Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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    There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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    Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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