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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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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