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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In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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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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The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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