In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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