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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Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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In 1976 an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50 pound rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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