Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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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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The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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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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