The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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