Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of pictures and remained remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the most important street photographers ever.
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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