The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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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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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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