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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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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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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Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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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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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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