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 native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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