London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
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Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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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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A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of pictures and remained remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the most important street photographers ever.
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The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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