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Did you know that the Terry's Chocolate Orange headquarters produced aircraft materials during World War II?

Did you know that in the 1800s, Christmas crackers used to be called "Bangs of Expectation?"

Despite being invented in 1957, the frappé didn't officially hit the coffee shops until around thirty years later.

Scientists believe that both moons of Mars (Phobos and Deimos) are comprised of rock and ice.

The Twin Towers cost $900 million to construct. When adjusted for inflation today, this is equivalent to over $5 billion.

During the 1930s-1940s, tank tops were often worn by men in American movies. The characters were usually villains.

Did you know that people who like collecting ties are known as grabatologists?

At the age of 14, Troye Sivan landed the role of a young Logan in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

There are approximately 6.4 billion digits of pi now known, although there are still more to discover.

René Lacoste was given the nickname "the crocodile" because of his perseverance & determination on the tennis pitch.

The Komodo dragon is the only type of lizard which is dangerous to humans and which is capable of causing death to humans.

Did you know that Twitter first introduced the hashtag in 2007, despite launching the platform a year earlier?