During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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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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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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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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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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