Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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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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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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Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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