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    India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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    The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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    The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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    Candle Clocks
    Candle Clocks
    Before clocks, there were candle clocks that when burned, indicated the passage of periods of time. To set an alarm, you pushed a nail into the desired point and the nail would fall and clank on the metal holder.
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    When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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    English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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    Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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    The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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