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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During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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