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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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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In 1943, a Pan Am Airline chef snuck whiskey into passengers' coffee to warm them up on a winter flight. When asked what kind of coffee they were being served, he improvised "Irish Coffee," creating the now-famous cocktail.
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The 409 escalators in the London subway cover a distance every week which is approximately equivalent to several trips around the globe!
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‘Tree shaping’ is the art of growing trees and roots into things like bridges, chairs, “people trees”, ladders, fences, jungle gyms, tunnels, and, theoretically, could even be used to grow homes.
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Over its lifetime, the average microwave requires more energy to display a digital clock than to heat food.
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A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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