Medieval England wins the gross-out award for its invention of the castle garderobe - a protruding room with a tiny opening out of which royalty would do their business.

中世纪的英格兰因为其城堡厕所的发明赢得了最糟糕的大奖——这种厕所是城堡里延伸出的一个空间并有一个开口与外面相通，这里可供王室们处理他们自己的事。

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Cherich the tiny sand and you will own a giant castle in no time!

只要你不轻易舍弃一粒沙子，那么你将会很快拥有一座巨大的城堡。

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Whatever your budget is the choice -from basic barn to small hotel, from tiny cottage to grand castle - is all part of fun.

无论你的预算是选择从基本谷仓到小旅馆，小平房到宏伟的城堡-是所有的乐趣的一部分。

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For now, though, the many other companies and individuals who wanted to get their hands on the Daily Telegraph and other assets have been abruptly sidelined by the reclusive brothers, who live in a castle on a tiny island called Brecqhou in the Channel Islands.

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Its tiny harbour is framed by the Chiesa di Santa Margherita, while the ruins of an 11th-century castle look out to sea.

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