The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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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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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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