When Charles, Prince of Wales, was a student at Cambridge, his personal bodyguard attended classes with him.

The university system of the time allowed the latter to participate, along with others, in the discussions and debates that no class was without. So it was not surprising that at the end of his studies the bodyguard was also required to take an examination.

It is noteworthy that the guard of the titled person scored more points than the prince himself, and also received a diploma.

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The tragic fate of history's most brilliant child

Christian Friedrich Heineken was born in Germany in 1721 and lived four years. But he went down in history as the most brilliant child in the world.

When he was 10 months old he learned to speak and repeat every word he heard. At 1 year old he knew all the events of the Bible. By the age of 2, he could reproduce all the events of the Bible. At 3, he learned geography, history, Latin and French. Interested in biology, mathematics, and by age 4 he was interested in religion.

Initially his poor health and heavy workload took a toll on him. He died when he was just over four years old.

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This is the completely flat ceiling of the Church of Sant'Ignazio in Rome.

The incredible illusionist painting was done by the artist and mathematician Andrea Pozzo. The fresco was completed in 1690.

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This is the very first 1899 cat video made by Louis Lumière.

The video has been colored and the playback speed has been adjusted.

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A medieval device against women's chatter, the Scold's bridle.

Scold's bridle is an object invented in the 1500s in Britain and then spread throughout Europe. An iron mask, tightly fitting the head, was put on women as a punishment for rude chatter and arguments. It was impossible to speak while wearing it. A bell was attached to the top to attract attention.

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Price controls in Nazi Germany, 1935.

"Shop closed by police because prices are too high. Store owner is re-educated in Dachau."

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Francesco (Frank) Lentini - a man born with three legs and two sets of genitals

Died at the age of 77. Worked in the circus all his life. The public came to see the "freak" and saw a very nimble young man with a wonderful sense of humor, full of nobility and wisdom. The charming young man was not alone; he married Theresa Murray, with whom they raised four healthy children.

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Street acrobats in Paris, 1896.

The footage depicts the Cremo family of acrobats. The troupe was originally formed in 1880 by Josef Cremosch. Josef married Frnziska Allinger and they had 13 children, 12 of whom eventually joined the family acrobatic business. The most difficult stunt (which their 3 children mastered) was the triple somersault off their father's feet.

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Darwin drew up lists of pros and cons of marriage before the wedding

The pro list included "constant companion" and "better than a dog. The list of cons included "will have to visit relatives" and "less money to buy books.

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This is what the smallest World War II vehicle looked like

The Welbike, packed in a cylindrical container with a diameter of 38 cm, could be easily dropped from a parachute and then unfolded and started in just 15 seconds.

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Winston Churchill was very fond of Armenian brandy and drank a bottle of 50-degree brandy "Dvin" every day.

One day the prime minister discovered that Dvin had lost its former taste. He expressed his dissatisfaction to Stalin.

It turned out that the master Margar Sedrakyan, who was in charge of blending "Dvin", was exiled to Siberia. He was brought back, reinstated in the party. Churchill began to receive his favorite cognac again, and Sedrakyan was later awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labor

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A huge human footprint

This footprint was found near Glen Rose, Texas, in the Pelaxie River. The footprint is 35.5 cm long and almost 18 cm wide. Paleontologists say the print is female. Research has shown that the person who left such a print could have been about three meters tall.

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"Lotus Feet" in China

According to ancient Chinese tradition, a bride must have a tiny foot. Girls with standard-sized feet are often ridiculed and not taken as brides. For this reason from the age of 4-5 girls' feet are tightly bandaged so that the feet simply do not grow, and for the next 10 years the future wives endure unbearable pain in the name of beauty.

The procedure deforms the foot, and by the age of 18 it does not grow longer than 10 centimeters. The Chinese provinces have an entire shoe industry for the occasion. The tradition is almost extinct (fortunately), but in remote conservative settlements the ritual is still performed.

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This is the whole life of a 1,341-year-old tree and the moments of history it has experienced

550 г. - The tree began to grow.
570 Mohammed was born.
640 - The Library of Alexandria was burned.
732 The defeat of the Saracens at the Battle of Tours (Poitiers).
800 г. - The coronation of Charlemagne
896 - Alfred the Great compiled a collection of laws
1000 г. - Leif Eriksson reached the shores of America
1066 - The Battle of Hastings
1147 - The Second Crusade
1215 г. - 1215 - Signing of the Magna Carta.
1302 - Invention of the compass in Europe
1429 - Joan of Arc's unsuccessful siege of Paris
1492 - Discovery of America
1588 - Defeat of the Armada Invincible
1620 г. - The Pilgrim Fathers arrive in the Americas
1750 г. - Benjamin Franklin's experiments with electricity.
1776 - Adoption of the Declaration of Independence
1815 г. - 1815 - Battle of Waterloo
1861 - U.S. Civil War
1891 - A tree was cut down...

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At the beginning of the 20th century, heroin positioned itself as an effective cough medicine.

It was even prescribed to children. But in 1924 it was banned in the U.S., and in Europe heroin was available until 1971.

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Money out of thin air

In 1996, American Larry Rutman threw a boomerang that came back and hit him in the head. Larry sued himself for $300,000 in damages and won.

The money for the self-inflicted beating was paid to him by the insurance company with which Larry was insured against such incidents.

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