There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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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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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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