Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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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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Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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