London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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A monk had once written over a book that contained information about calculus that was written by Archimedes in ancient Greece that could have made us 100 or even 1000 years more mathematically and technologically advanced.
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Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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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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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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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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