The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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