Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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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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Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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The exact cause of death and burial site of Genghis Khan is unknown, because all of the 2000 funeral guests and 800 soldiers were killed in order to preserve the secret.
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The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
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The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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