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    The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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    5000-Year-Old Embrace
    5000-Year-Old Embrace
    In 2007, the 5000-year-old skeletal remains of two lovers embracing each other were found at Mantua.
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    The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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    Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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    Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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    The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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    Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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    Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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