During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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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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The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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