Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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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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