In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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