The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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