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    The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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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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    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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    Candle Clocks
    Candle Clocks
    Before clocks, there were candle clocks that when burned, indicated the passage of periods of time. To set an alarm, you pushed a nail into the desired point and the nail would fall and clank on the metal holder.
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    During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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    Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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    Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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    Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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