Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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