A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of pictures and remained remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the most important street photographers ever.
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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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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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There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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