A monk had once written over a book that contained information about calculus that was written by Archimedes in ancient Greece that could have made us 100 or even 1000 years more mathematically and technologically advanced.
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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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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The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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