In 1918, after the treaty of Versailles (end of WWI), the French Commander-in-chief said "This is not a peace. It is an Armistice for 20 years." 20 years and 65 days later, WWII happened.
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A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
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On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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Broccoli is ‘man-made’ through the breeding of different cabbage crops.
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