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 ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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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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