In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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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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