The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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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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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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