At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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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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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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