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    The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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    After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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    In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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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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    Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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    The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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    Derinkuyu Underground City
    Derinkuyu Underground City
    In 1963, a man found a mysterious room behind a wall in his home that lead to a huge underground city that once housed up to 20,000 people, complete with schools, livestock pens, and food stores, dating back over a millennium.
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    Candle Clocks
    Candle Clocks
    Before clocks, there were candle clocks that when burned, indicated the passage of periods of time. To set an alarm, you pushed a nail into the desired point and the nail would fall and clank on the metal holder.
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