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    The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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    When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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    In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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    The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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    Nuclear Survivor
    Nuclear Survivor
    In 1945, a man survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, dragged himself to an air-raid shelter, spent the night, caught the morning train so he could arrive at his job on time - in Nagasaki - where he survived another atomic blast.
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    Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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    Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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