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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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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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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