The peace symbol was created in 1958 as a nuclear disarmament symbol by the Direct Action Committee, and was first shown that year at peace marches in England. The symbol is a composite of the semaphore signals N and D, representing nuclear disarmament.
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The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
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Josef Stalin once studied to be a priest.
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Although the Great Fire of London destroyed much of the city, only six people were killed.
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^ That is amazing.
In 1685, playing cards were used as currency in New France (the French territories of North America) because of a coin shortage.
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In a 1631 edition of the King James Bible, in Exodus 20 verse 14, the word "not" was left out. This changed the 7th commandment to read, "Thou shalt commit adultery."
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^ Cool, good to know.
It was not at all uncommon in Aztec society for someone who was poor to sell their own children into slavery. Not only that, but many Aztecs would also sell themselves into slavery. In many cases someone would go bankrupt and feel that they had no way out, selling themselves or their children into slavery would give them some income and if they worked hard they might eventually be able to buy their way back out again. Some remained slaves most of their lives, which isn’t surprising because being a slave among the Aztecs was not that bad. You could get married, have children and own your own land.
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In 1895 Hampshire police handed out the first ever speeding ticket, fining a man for doing 6mph!
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^ LOL:biggrin:
For years people have stated that Harry Morant last words to the firing-squad were"Shoot straight, you bastards!" In reality, he said nothing of the kind.
These are his last words.
‘Be sure and make a good job of it.’
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Researchers from the University of Sheffield polled 250 children regarding their opinions on clowns; all 250 children in the study, whose ages ranged between four and sixteen, reported that they found clowns frightening and disliked clowns as part of hospital decor.
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