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    The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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    Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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    Nobuo Fujita
    Nobuo Fujita
    The Japanese pilot who attacked a town in Oregon during WW2 returned years later to present his family's 400-year-old samurai sword to the city as a symbol of regret.
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    The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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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 first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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    There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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    Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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