Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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The native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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