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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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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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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