The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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Leonardo Da Vinci made a robotic lion in 1515 that would walk, sway, open its mouth and move its tail - it even had a compartment that opened to present flowers.
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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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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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