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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Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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