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    The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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    Shortest War
    Shortest War
    The shortest war on record was fought between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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    Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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    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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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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    During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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    Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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