Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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