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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Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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