Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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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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