During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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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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Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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