The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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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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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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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
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The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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