During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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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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No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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