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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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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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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In 1918, after the treaty of Versailles (end of WWI), the French Commander-in-chief said "This is not a peace. It is an Armistice for 20 years." 20 years and 65 days later, WWII happened.
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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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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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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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