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From Wikipedia's "Did You Know" archives:

... that St John's Hospital in Bath was founded around 1180, by Bishop Reginald Fitz Jocelin beside the hot springs of the Cross Bath (pictured)?
... that the Frome Hoard was found by a metal detectorist just 35 cm (14 in) below ground in Somerset and contained 52,503 Roman coins?
... that the Great Western Railway operated road motor (bus) services in England and Wales from 1903 until 1933 as it was cheaper than building new railways?
... that Hadspen House has been owned by the family of Henry Hobhouse since 1785?
... that the fossilised remains of lions have been found at Crook Peak in Somerset, England?