The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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50 years ago Cheerios were called Cheerioats.
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In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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Just before the US started bombing Baghdad, nearly $1 billion dollars was stolen from the Central Bank of Iraq and is now the largest bank robbery in history.
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The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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