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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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    Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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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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    No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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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 Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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    In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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