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    France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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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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    Derinkuyu Underground City
    Derinkuyu Underground City
    In 1963, a man found a mysterious room behind a wall in his home that lead to a huge underground city that once housed up to 20,000 people, complete with schools, livestock pens, and food stores, dating back over a millennium.
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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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    In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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    Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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    It is estimated that there is in excess of 3,000,000,000 bibles been sold throughout the world!
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    The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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