Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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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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In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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The Taj Mahal took 20 years and 20 thousand men to finish!
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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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