During WW2, captured German officers were sent to Britain as POWs and lived in luxury in Trent Park. This was done to make them feel relaxed. However, they were being listened to by 100 ‘listeners’. They revealed secrets about the holocaust, events in Berlin, Hitler's madness and V2 rocket bases.
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Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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