The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
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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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The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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