The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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