Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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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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The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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