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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A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of pictures and remained remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the most important street photographers ever.
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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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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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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