The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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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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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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