English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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In 1542, French aristocrat Marguerite De La Rocque survived being marooned for 2 years alone on a remote island off the coast of Quebec.
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