Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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Leonardo Da Vinci made a robotic lion in 1515 that would walk, sway, open its mouth and move its tail - it even had a compartment that opened to present flowers.
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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