Bizarre: In 1618 the Thirty Years' War (15 million dead) began w…

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Did you know? In 1618 the Thirty Years' War (15 million dead) began with throwing people out of a window. Angry Bohemian nobles tossed three Catholic regents out of a Prague Castle window — a 21-metre fall. All three survived: they landed on a dung heap. Catholics called it a miracle, Protestants said they got lucky.

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In 1618 the Thirty Years' War (15 million dead) began with throwing people out of a window. Angry Bohemian nobles tossed three Catholic regents out of a Prague Castle window — a 21-metre fall. All three survived: they landed on a dung heap. Catholics called it a miracle, Protestants said they got lucky.

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