Terrifying Details of Life in Royal Palaces That Will Stun You

Army Guessing Game

There were tons of obstacles against intruders throughout the grounds. Whether that meant an annoying door, a tricky walkway, a large lawn that allowed for an easy shot, or even a moat in some cases, there were a lot of ways to stop an unknown person from getting in. Quite a lot to get through...

The More You Know

Tic Tacs got their name from the sound they make.
In 1993, San Francisco held a referendum over whether a police officer called Bob Geary was allowed to patrol while carrying a ventriloquist’s dummy called Brendan O’Smarty. He was.
A Nepalese doctor has restored the sight of over 100,000 often poverty-stricken people in the last thirty years across Asia and Africa using a 5 minute procedure and an inexpensive artificial lens.
A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time.

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