Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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The exact cause of death and burial site of Genghis Khan is unknown, because all of the 2000 funeral guests and 800 soldiers were killed in order to preserve the secret.
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The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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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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Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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