The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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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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During WW2, captured German officers were sent to Britain as POWs and lived in luxury in Trent Park. This was done to make them feel relaxed. However, they were being listened to by 100 ‘listeners’. They revealed secrets about the holocaust, events in Berlin, Hitler's madness and V2 rocket bases.
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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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