The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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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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The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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