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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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    There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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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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    In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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    Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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    Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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    Moustache Tea Cups
    Moustache Tea Cups
    In the Victorian era, they had special tea cups that protected your moustache from getting dunked in your tea.
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    London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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