Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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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 native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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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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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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During WW2, captured German officers were sent to Britain as POWs and lived in luxury in Trent Park. This was done to make them feel relaxed. However, they were being listened to by 100 ‘listeners’. They revealed secrets about the holocaust, events in Berlin, Hitler's madness and V2 rocket bases.
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