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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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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