10 History Facts That They Didn' t Teach You In School

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Since 1945, all British tanks are equipped with tea-making facilities.
During World War I, the French built a “fake Paris”.
The Eastern Roman Empire’s weapon called Greek Fire was used in ship-mounted flamethrowers.
An ancient text called the Voynich Manuscript still baffles scientists.
A Japanese fighter pilot once dropped wreaths over the ocean to commemorate the dead from both sides.
4% of the Normandy beaches are made up of shrapnel from the D-Day Landings.
The saying “fly off the handle” originates from the 1800s.
“Fox Tossing” was once a popular sport.
Turkeys were once worshiped as Gods.
Captain Morgan was a real guy.

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