During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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Leonardo Da Vinci made a robotic lion in 1515 that would walk, sway, open its mouth and move its tail - it even had a compartment that opened to present flowers.
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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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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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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