Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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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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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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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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