The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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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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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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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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