Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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