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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Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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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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France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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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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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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