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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The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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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 range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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