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    In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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    The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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    High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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    The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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    The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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    Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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    Fire Hydrant Patent
    Fire Hydrant Patent
    No one really knows who invented the fire hydrant, because its patent was burned in a fire.
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    Nuclear Survivor
    Nuclear Survivor
    In 1945, a man survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, dragged himself to an air-raid shelter, spent the night, caught the morning train so he could arrive at his job on time - in Nagasaki - where he survived another atomic blast.
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