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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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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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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In 1976 an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50 pound rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.
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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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