Leonardo Da Vinci made a robotic lion in 1515 that would walk, sway, open its mouth and move its tail - it even had a compartment that opened to present flowers.
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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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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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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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