Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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