In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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The exact cause of death and burial site of Genghis Khan is unknown, because all of the 2000 funeral guests and 800 soldiers were killed in order to preserve the secret.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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