Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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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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High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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