Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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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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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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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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In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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