In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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During WW2, captured German officers were sent to Britain as POWs and lived in luxury in Trent Park. This was done to make them feel relaxed. However, they were being listened to by 100 ‘listeners’. They revealed secrets about the holocaust, events in Berlin, Hitler's madness and V2 rocket bases.
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The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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