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    The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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    The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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    The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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    Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Ancient gladiators were mostly vegetarians whose diet consisted mainly of grains, beans, and dried fruit, washed down with a vinegar and plant ash tonic.
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    Shortest War
    Shortest War
    The shortest war on record was fought between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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    To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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