The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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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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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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