In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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In 2011, a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, and subsequently sold it for $63,250.
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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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