Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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The dildo was invented at least 22,000 years before the wheel.
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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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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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