Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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