London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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