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    Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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    In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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    There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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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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    Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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    The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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    Nuclear Survivor
    Nuclear Survivor
    In 1945, a man survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, dragged himself to an air-raid shelter, spent the night, caught the morning train so he could arrive at his job on time - in Nagasaki - where he survived another atomic blast.
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    A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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