Terrifying Details of Life in Royal Palaces That Will Stun You

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In quite a few castles, the moat didn't surround the castle. Instead, it was located in the center of the first and second castle walls. Those who dug tunnels would not even know how bad things were going to get until it was far too late. They must have really wanted to break in...

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The More You Know

  • George Lazenby wasn't an actual actor. He got himself a suit, a Rolex and a new haircut, then met with the producer and made up movies he had been in. He later landed the role of James Bond.
  • The world's most densely populated island is the size of two soccer fields.
  • The Crown Jewels contain the two biggest cut diamonds on Earth.
  • There are around 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body. If you took them all out and laid them end to end, they’d stretch around the world more than twice.
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