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    Leonardo Da Vinci made a robotic lion in 1515 that would walk, sway, open its mouth and move its tail - it even had a compartment that opened to present flowers.
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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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    The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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    Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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    Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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    Derinkuyu Underground City
    Derinkuyu Underground City
    In 1963, a man found a mysterious room behind a wall in his home that lead to a huge underground city that once housed up to 20,000 people, complete with schools, livestock pens, and food stores, dating back over a millennium.
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    "Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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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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