France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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The native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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