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The magnificent and mighty trestle bridges of the 19th Century
In 1925, the Ku Klux Klan marched on Washington in their largest show of power
Why the keyboard layout is QWERTY and not ABCDE: a brief history of the keyboard
“Roman Lighthouse” at Dover Castle is the oldest building in England
‘fragging’ is the deliberate killing of a senior ranking military officer, usually with a frag grenade. Over 700 cases during the Vietnam war
The US invented an inflatable plane, could be dropped behind enemy lines for downed pilots
Udny Mort House: 19th century building which protected corpses from body-snatchers
Ruins of the Clifden Castle witness the first Gothic Revival building in Ireland
There once was a “beard tax” in England (and in Russia), those who payed the tax were given a token
The last emperor of Mexico was offered a chance to escape execution, but he felt that shaving his beard to avoid recognition would ruin his dignity
