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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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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