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    The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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    In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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    In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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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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    Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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    The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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    Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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