The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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