The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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