Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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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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The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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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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In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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