Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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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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Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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During WW2, captured German officers were sent to Britain as POWs and lived in luxury in Trent Park. This was done to make them feel relaxed. However, they were being listened to by 100 ‘listeners’. They revealed secrets about the holocaust, events in Berlin, Hitler's madness and V2 rocket bases.
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The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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