In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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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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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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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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