Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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In 1918, after the treaty of Versailles (end of WWI), the French Commander-in-chief said "This is not a peace. It is an Armistice for 20 years." 20 years and 65 days later, WWII happened.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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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 are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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