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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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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