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Medieval castle toilets doubled as assassination shafts

Going to the bathroom in Medieval Europe wasn't a very fancy activity. People often had to use a hole in the ground, a ...
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Nostalgic Poles rebuild medieval castles

TYKOCIN, PolandTYKOCIN, Poland — Fanciful turrets flank the thick fortress walls. A cannon sits in the courtyard. Inside the castle in the eastern Polish town of Tykocin, there are brand-new electric ...