The Taj Mahal took 20 years and 20 thousand men to finish!
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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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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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