The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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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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The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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