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    Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor, was left stranded on a deserted island in 1704, but survived for over 4 years, partly by using feral cats to protect him from ravenous rats that attacked during the night.
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    Winston Churchill's Letter of Apology for Escaping from Prison
    Before escaping prison, Winston Churchill left a letter of apology on his bed. The letter began: "I have the honour to inform you that as I do not consider that your Government have any right to detain me as a military prisoner, I have decided to escape from your custody."
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    A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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    The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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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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    The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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    The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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