Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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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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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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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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