The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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The native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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