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By *ake_or_death OP Man
over a year ago

Manchester

...that you love.

I just found out that in the 11th century there was a Pope Urban - which sounds like a young, hip Pope that DJs.

What are historical facts that you love?

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By *had0wMan
over a year ago

Southampton

St Edmund is our actual patron Saint of England

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By *CLM87Woman
over a year ago

Derbyshire

Vibrators were invented by doctors for the treatment of hysteria in women.. as they got tired having to caveman each woman that came in for treatment

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By *irthandgirthMan
over a year ago

Camberley occasionally doncaster

Nintendo predates dracula.

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By *ablo minibar123Woman
over a year ago

Scotland's national animal is the unicorn. That is super cool

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

King Mithridates of Pontus was executed in the most hideous way, it involved being tied in. A stagnant pool of water being force fed milk and honey until you poo and vom.

Them let all the creepy crawlies go to town on you.

He lasted 17 days!!

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By *zeroMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Abraham Lincoln was a wrestler in his youth. He is said to have had around 300 matches and only lost once.

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By *tylebender03Man
over a year ago

Manchester

The vikings sailed as far as Baghdad and traded goods for silver and brought it back to Europe

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

On the first day of Britains involvement in WW2 - 3rd September - Flight Lieutenant Emden was shot down by the German cruiser Emden which was in the port of Emden. Weird or what!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We are not the only humans to have lived on Earth

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By *irthandgirthMan
over a year ago

Camberley occasionally doncaster

Crabs have gone extinct and evolved to their current shape 5 times.

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By *ovingSussexLifeMan
over a year ago

West Sussex

One in 18 people have a third nipple. Known as polythelia, the third nipple is caused by a mutation in inactive genes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

5 years ago Fab was great for the single fella

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By *inglepringlebedsukMan
over a year ago

Arlesey

Ketchup was originally used as a cure for diarrhea

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

At the last stand of the 66th at Maiwand,Sergeant Kelly's terrier Bobby was wounded but made it all the way back to Kandahar.Bobby returned to the regiments barracks in Reading where he was run over and killed by a horse and cab in 1881.Captain McMath and his terrier Nellie were both killed in action and buried side by side.

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By *ovingSussexLifeMan
over a year ago

West Sussex

"5 years ago Fab was great for the single fella

*** Fake Fact Alert ***

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By *ony MannMan
over a year ago

South Newton

"St Edmund is our actual patron Saint of England"

The emblem of the English ruling family since Alfred was a Dragon. So the invaders selecting a dragon killer as a Saint is understandable.

Can we please celebrate the English Saint born in Kent.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Welsh flag as we know it now was only officially adopted in 1959

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By *istretchMan
over a year ago

leeds

One of the gregs( thurstons) family lived in my house

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By *ony MannMan
over a year ago

South Newton

Eastre is the Nordic goddess of spring.

Celebration tended towards Liberal parties and free love.

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By *ony MannMan
over a year ago

South Newton

"The Welsh flag as we know it now was only officially adopted in 1959"

Which accounts for it have 6 limbs. Western dragons had two feet and two wings.

The red dragon has been associated with Wales longer than the white or yellow dragon has been associated with England.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Welsh flag as we know it now was only officially adopted in 1959"

When was it unofficially in use?

Does this explain why the Welsh flag isn't represented on the Union Jack? Or is it that Wales was considered part of England and so didn't need a flag (vaguely remember reading something along those lines).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Welsh flag as we know it now was only officially adopted in 1959

Which accounts for it have 6 limbs. Western dragons had two feet and two wings.

The red dragon has been associated with Wales longer than the white or yellow dragon has been associated with England."

Yes it has ! Why does it explain the number of limbs ? Who said western dragons or indeed any dragon had to have a certain number of wings ?

To all intents and purposes they could have whatever wings and limbs they wanted !

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