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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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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In the 1830s, a Greek prime minister tried to spread the potato in Greece but people weren't interested so he put armed guards in front of shipments of potatoes so people would think they were important. People then started stealing these potatoes so much that the crop spread to all of Greece.
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