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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There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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