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    Moustache Tea Cups
    Moustache Tea Cups
    In the Victorian era, they had special tea cups that protected your moustache from getting dunked in your tea.
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    Winston Churchill's Letter of Apology for Escaping from Prison
    Before escaping prison, Winston Churchill left a letter of apology on his bed. The letter began: "I have the honour to inform you that as I do not consider that your Government have any right to detain me as a military prisoner, I have decided to escape from your custody."
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    The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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    There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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    Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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    Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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    Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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    Tsar Bomba
    Tsar Bomba
    The largest nuclear bomb ever built, the Tsar Bomba, caused damage up to approximately 1,000km away.
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