Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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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 U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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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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When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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A WW2 observation pilot, bored of not being in combat, decided to strap 6 bazookas to his plane. He destroyed several enemy tanks and vehicles. His name was Lt. Col. Charles Carpenter, aka Bazooka Charlie / The Mad Major.
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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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