In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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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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In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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