In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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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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A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of pictures and remained remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the most important street photographers ever.
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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