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    Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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    The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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    Nuclear Survivor
    Nuclear Survivor
    In 1945, a man survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, dragged himself to an air-raid shelter, spent the night, caught the morning train so he could arrive at his job on time - in Nagasaki - where he survived another atomic blast.
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    Tsar Bomba
    Tsar Bomba
    The largest nuclear bomb ever built, the Tsar Bomba, caused damage up to approximately 1,000km away.
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    There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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    In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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    India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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    Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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