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    At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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    The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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    Winston Churchill's Letter of Apology for Escaping from Prison
    Before escaping prison, Winston Churchill left a letter of apology on his bed. The letter began: "I have the honour to inform you that as I do not consider that your Government have any right to detain me as a military prisoner, I have decided to escape from your custody."
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    Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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    Moustache Tea Cups
    Moustache Tea Cups
    In the Victorian era, they had special tea cups that protected your moustache from getting dunked in your tea.
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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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    Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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    Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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